Belvedere, Greek temple observation point in Neubrandenburg, Germany

The Belvedere is a rectangular, plastered building in the form of a Doric prostyle, standing on the steep northwest shore above Lake Tollensesee. Its front presents Doric columns, and from its elevated position it offers a wide view over the lake toward the western shore, where the contours of a Greek temple can be seen shimmering.

Duke Adolf Friedrich IV had a half-timbered summer house built here in 1775 and named it Belvedere; it later housed Neubrandenburg's first Masonic lodge and was dismantled and rebuilt in the Beguinenstrasse. In 1823 Grand Duchess Marie replaced it with a new house in the form of a Greek temple, built by Friedrich Wilhelm Buttel as an outing destination for her daughters Luise and Caroline. In 1934/35 Heinrich Tessenow converted it into a memorial for Mecklenburg-Strelitz's World War I dead, a function it no longer serves. The building was restored in 1995 and again from 2023 to 2025, when its original colour scheme was recovered.

The name Belvedere means "beautiful view", given by Duke Adolf Friedrich IV to his 1775 summer house; the present temple was built in 1823 for his granddaughters' excursions. Today the building is used for events, receptions and weddings, and the view over the Tollensesee toward the western shore is the reason for the name.

The building sits on a steep hillside, so accessing it requires climbing and is not wheelchair accessible. The site is regularly used for events and ceremonies, so checking current opening times and availability through the local tourist office is recommended.

The 1823 temple replaced an earlier half-timbered summer house built in 1775 by Duke Adolf Friedrich IV, which later housed Neubrandenburg's first Masonic lodge, Zum gekrönten goldenen Greif, before being dismantled and rebuilt as the lodge house on Beguinenstraße. In 1934/35 Heinrich Tessenow converted the Belvedere into a memorial for Mecklenburg-Strelitz's World War I dead; a casket of handwritten name lists kept there is now in the Regional Museum's collections.