The Belvedere on the Pfingstberg in Potsdam was commissioned by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia. Ludwig Persius, Friedrich August Stüler and Ludwig Ferdinand Hesse drew the detailed plans from the king's sketches. Work began in 1847 and finished in 1863, with an interruption from 1852 to 1860.
The infobox gives Renaissance Revival, while the text describes an eclectic design. The twin towers follow Italian Renaissance models, the wings are Roman in style and some decoration is Greek-inspired. The towers rise above a high podium and a three-sided courtyard with a reflecting pool. Viewing terraces sit under Corinthian and round-arched colonnades.
The building fell into disrepair in World War II and was abandoned in East Germany. A residents' association restored it from 1988 to 2005. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is open to visitors and used for concerts and weddings. The article gives no hours.
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