Thursday, April 8, 2010 (Part 6):The Upper Belvedere is the grand cousin to the Lower Belvedere. Everything here is bigger and grander. There are many rooms that bear names similar to rooms in the Lower Belvedere, but these rooms are so much showier. For example, there is another marble room here, but it's maybe four time as large as the similarly named room in the Lower Belvedere. This room was used for grand parties and balls.
Today, the Upper Belvedere is a museum, and it is most well known for its collection of Gustav Klimt paintings, including the most famous Klimt paiting of all -- "The Kiss." We toured several of the galleries, but our primary goal was to see the Klimt collection, which did not disappoint. And the audio guide provided wonderful information about the progression of the artist's work, as well as his subjects -- all women! Not surprisingly, perhaps, we learned that he was something of a womanizer.
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