Belvedere Palace (Klimt's The Kiss)

Oberes Belvedere

The Baroque palace where Klimt's The Kiss hangs

⚠ Timed-slot ticket required

Hours

Upper Belvedere daily 9am–6pm (official)

Tickets

Upper Belvedere adults €23, students under 26 and 65+ €19, under-19s free. Upper + Lower €32, three-site ticket €34 (official). Book a time slot online; no limit once inside

Address

North of Wien Hauptbahnhof in the 3rd district; the Upper Belvedere entrance is on Prinz-Eugen-Straße

Two palaces, Upper and Lower, sit at either end of a terraced garden, and today the whole complex is Austria's national gallery. The queue is for Klimt's The Kiss on the Upper Belvedere's first floor. With its gold leaf the canvas shimmers far more in person than in any print. The same floor holds more Klimt and a run of Egon Schiele. Afterwards, walk down the garden terraces and turn around for the palace façade.