Belvedere, Empire-style hunting lodge in Valtice, Czech Republic

The Belvedere is a two-winged Empire-style lodge with a two-storey octagonal central pavilion topped by a dome, flanked by single-storey five-axis wings, on Liščí vršek near Valtice. An oval court of honour lies in front, and sight lines cut through the surrounding forest on the central axis.

Joseph Hardtmuth designed this Empire-style structure in the early 1800s as part of the Liechtenstein family's major architectural campaign in South Moravia. The lodge formed part of a series of buildings developed over decades that gradually shaped the entire cultural landscape.

The central hall became a Chinese Cabinet after the 1894 fire, hung with silk wallpapers from the Chinese Pavilion at Lednice, which had been demolished in 1882 and whose papers reportedly came from Versailles. The interior also held porcelain and a dragon-painted chandelier.

The lodge stands by road II/422 between Lednice and Valtice, on Liščí vršek at the edge of Valtice. A blue hiking trail from Valtice towards Hlohovec and a red trail from the Temple of Diana to the Rajstna colonnade pass nearby. Since June 2021 it serves as a café and venue for social events.

The central octagonal hall was decorated by Viennese painter Johann Joseph Langenhöffel with illusionistic painting in the Pompeian style. After the 1894 fire the salon received silk Chinese wallpapers that Prince Alois I of Liechtenstein acquired from the estate of the executed French queen Marie Antoinette.