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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Belvedere
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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or BELVIDERE (Ital. for "fair-view"), an architectural structure built in the upper part of a building or in any elevated position so as to command a fine view. The belvedere assumes various forms, such as an angle turret, a cupola, a loggia or open gallery. The name is also applied to the whole building, as the Belvedere gallery in the Vatican at Rome. For Apollo Belvidere see GREEK ART, Plate II. fig. 55
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Belvedere'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/belvedere.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Belvedere'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/belvedere.html. 1910.
