Belvedere

Belvedere (It., lit. 'fine view'), a raised turret or lantern on the top of a house, or a high summer-house in a garden or park, from which to look out on the surrounding country. A part of the Vatican in Rome is known as the Belvedere, and gives its name to the famous statue of Apollo (q.v.). The picture-gallery in the royal palace at Vienna bears the same name. Others are at Warsaw, Prague, and Weimar.