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Schonbrunn Palace vs Belvedere Museum
Schonbrunn Palace and Belvedere Palace Museum are both rated highly by travel writers. On balance, Schonbrunn Palace ranks slightly better than Belvedere Palace Museum. Schonbrunn Palace comes in at #1 in Vienna with praise from 9 reviews including Michelin Guide, The Telegraph and Lonely Planet.
Schonbrunn Palace
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Schlosstrasse 47, Vienna 1130, Austria
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Concierge
"UNESCO World Heritage site, and visitors can tour up to 40 public salons and private apartments, including the Great Gallery, where JFK met Khrushchev in 1961."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The Habsburgs' overwhelmingly opulent summer palace is now a Unesco World Heritage site."
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Travel + Leisure
"A prominent tourist attraction in Schlosspark since the 1960's, the former summer residence of the Hapsburgs is a true Baroque palace."
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Frommer's
"The 1,441-room Schönbrunn Palace was designed for the Habsburgs by those masters of the baroque, the von Erlachs."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"Schönbrunn became Maria Theresa's sumptuous summer residence with aspirations to rival Versailles."
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The tour includes several dozen rooms including the Great Gallery, still used for balls and concerts.
Belvedere Museum
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Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27, Vienna 1030, Austria
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Fodor's
"Though the lower palace is impressive in its own right, it is the much larger upper palace, used for state receptions, banquets, and balls, that is acknowledged as Hildebrandt's masterpiece."
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Frommer's
"Southeast of Karlsplatz, the Belvedere sits on a slope above Vienna."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Belvedere is a masterpiece of total art and one of the world’s finest baroque palaces."
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"The Schloss Belvedere is now home to the Österreichische Galerie , split between the Unteres Belvedere and Orangerie, which combine to house special exhibitions."
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Travel + Leisure
"Numerous works by Klimt (including his masterpiece, The Kiss), Egon Schiele, and Oskar Kokoschka."
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