Cortile del Belvedere
The Cortile del Belvedere was a major architectural work of the High Renaissance at the Vatican Palace in Rome. Designed by Donato Bramante from 1505 onward, its concept and details reverberated in courtyard design, formalized piazzas and garden plans throughout Western Europe.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Hospital building
- Description: former Vatican courtyard
- Also known as: “Belvedere” and “Belvedere Palace”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vatican Library and Saint Peter’s Basilica.
Vatican Library
Library
Photo: Melozzo da Forlì, Public domain.
The Vatican Apostolic Library, more commonly known as the Vatican Library or informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City, and is the city-state's national library. Vatican Library is situated 110 metres west of Cortile del Belvedere.
Saint Peter’s Basilica
Church
Photo: Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. Saint Peter’s Basilica is situated 380 metres southwest of Cortile del Belvedere.
Sistine Chapel
Church
Photo: Snowdog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna, it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Sistine Chapel is situated 270 metres southwest of Cortile del Belvedere.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Rome and North Rome.
Old Rome
Capitoline Hill
Locality
Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn. Capitoline Hill is situated 2½ km southeast of Cortile del Belvedere.
Cortile del Belvedere
- Categories: square, courtyard, building, and health care
- Location: Vatican, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.90497° or 41° 54′ 18″ northLongitude
12.45625° or 12° 27′ 23″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Levels
4Open location code
8FHJWF34+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 30002751OpenStreetMap feature
building=hospitalGeoNames ID
12214128Wikidata ID
Q2547111
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Cortile del Belvedere” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “美景中庭”
- Chinese: “觀景中庭”
- Dutch: “Cortile del Belvedere”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فناء بلفيدير”
- Esperanto: “Korto Belvedere”
- French: “cour du Belvédère”
- French: “Cour du Belvédère”
- French: “Palais du Belvédère”
- German: “Belvedere-Palast”
- German: “Belvederehof”
- German: “Hof des Belverdere”
- Greek: “Μπελβεντέρε”
- Indonesian: “Cortile del Belvedere”
- Italian: “Cortile del Belvedere”
- Italian: “Cortile della Pigna”
- Italian: “Palazzo del Belvedere”
- Japanese: “コルティレ・デル・ベルヴェデーレ”
- Japanese: “ベルヴェデーレの中庭”
- Japanese: “ベルヴェデーレ宮殿”
- Korean: “cortile del Belvedere”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cortile del Belvedere”
- Norwegian: “Cortile del Belvedere”
- Polish: “Dziedziniec Belwederski”
- Portuguese: “Cortile del Belvedere”
- Slovenian: “Cortile del Belvedere”
- Spanish: “Patio del Belvedere”
- Swedish: “Cortile Belvedere”
- Swedish: “Cortile del Belvedere”
- Swedish: “Cortile della Pigna”
- Turkish: “Cortile del Belvedere Meydanı”
- Turkish: “Cortile del Belvedere”
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