Belvedere Definition

bĕlvĭ-dîr
noun
A roofed structure, especially a small pavilion or tower on top of a building, situated so as to command a wide view.
American Heritage
A summerhouse on a height, or an open, roofed gallery in an upper story, built for giving a view of the scenery.
Webster's New World
A court in the Vatican, housing a collection of classical art.
Webster's New World

(architecture) A turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area.

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Noun

Singular:
belvedere
Plural:
belvederes

Origin of Belvedere

  • Italian bel, bello beautiful (from Latin bellus deu-2 in Indo-European roots) vedere to see, view (from Latin vidēre to see weid- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian belvedere.

    From Wiktionary

Belvedere Sentence Examples

  • Close by is the lofty tower of the Belvedere, dating from 1646.

  • I cut it with Belvedere, big improvement.

  • Some of his early Mantuan works are in that apartment of the Castello which is termed the Camera degli Sposi - full compositions in fresco, including various portraits of the Gonzaga family, and some figures of genii, &c. In 1488 he went to Rome at the request of Pope Innocent VIII., to paint the frescoes in the chapel of the Belvedere in the Vatican; the marquis of Mantua (Federigo) created him a cavaliere before his departure.

  • Bilbao; Count de Belvedere (ii,000) near Burgos; reserves (57,000) were assembling about Segovia, Talavera and Cordova; Catalonia was held by 23,000, and Madrid had been reoccupied.

  • In the imperial art-history museum are stored the extensive art-collections of the Austrian imperial family, which were formerly in the Hofburg, in the Belvedere, and in other places.

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