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Secession Building (Secessionsgebaude)vsBelvedere Museum
Both are rated very highly by travel writers. On balance, Belvedere Palace Museum scores significantly better than Secession Building. Belvedere Palace Museum comes in at #3 in Vienna with accolades from 8 reviewers like Fodor's, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
Secession Building (Secessionsgebaude)
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Friedrichstrasse 12, 4th District/Wieden, Vienna, Austria
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Fodor's "If the Academy of Fine Arts represents the conservative attitude toward the arts in the late 1800s, then its antithesis can be found in the building immediately behind it to the southeast." Full review
Frommer's "Come here if for no other reason than to see Gustav Klimt's Beethoven Frieze, a 30m-long (98-ft.) visual interpretation of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"In 1897, 19 progressive artists swam away from the mainstream Künstlerhaus artistic establishment to form the Vienna Secession (Sezession)." Full review
Afar Magazine "The exhibition space abides by the Seccession’s vision of uniting different kind of art, including architecture, and thus offers visitors the chance to see the works of Vienna’s Art Nouveau." Full review
Let's Go "This square building with a golden laurel-leaf dome will certainly catch your eye as you wander through the Naschmarkt and Karlspl." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"When the Secession Pavilion was built by Josef Maria Olbrich in 1898, it represented a brutal intrusion of avant-garde into the blue sky of triumphant historicism." Full review
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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." Full review
Frommer's "Southeast of Karlsplatz, the Belvedere sits on a slope above Vienna." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Belvedere is a masterpiece of total art and one of the world’s finest baroque palaces." Full review
Lonely Planet "The Schloss Belvedere is now home to the Österreichische Galerie , split between the Unteres Belvedere and Orangerie, which combine to house special exhibitions." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Numerous works by Klimt (including his masterpiece, The Kiss), Egon Schiele, and Oskar Kokoschka." Full review
Afar Magazine "The calm of winter may be the best time to visit some of Austria's most treasured castles and palaces." Full review
Afar Magazine "The grand, but peaceful Belvedere is an unexpected find among the tall houses and busy streets of Vienna." Full review
Let's Go "From Oberes Belvedere, take a leisurely stroll through the gardens to Unteres (Lower) Belvedere, taking in the manicured hedges, fountains, and the views of Stephansdom and the city in the distance." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"On the first floor the collections range from the «Historicist, Realist and Impressionist» movements to «Art of the early years of the 20C»." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Vienna owes the palaces of the Belvedere not to an emperor but to a general, Eugene of Savoy." Full review
