in Italian Architecture, denotes either a pavilion on the top of a building, or an artificial eminence in a garden. The word literally signifies a fine prospect.

a considerable town of Greece, and capital of a province of the same name in the Morea. The pro- Belunum vince is situated on the western coast. It is the richest and most fertile in all the Morea; and from it the raisins called Belvedere take their name. The town is situated in long. 21. 30. E. lat. 37. 59. N.