Melk Abbey

Stift Melk above the old town of Melk

Melk Abbey or Stift Melk is a Benedictine abbey. It lies on the Danube, near the city of Melk. It is in Lower Austria. It is one of the distinguishing features of a region known as Wachau. It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The abbey was almost totally destroyed in a fire, on 14 August 1297. It was rebuilt in Baroque style at the beginning of the 18th century.

Images

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  Church of the Abbey
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  Ceiling of the church, with frescos
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  Cupola of the church
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  The Triumph of the Monk, by Johann Michael Rottmayr
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  St. Benedicts triumphal ascent to Heaven, also by Rottmayr
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  Painting on the ceiling of the marble hall