Melk Abbey
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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.
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- Stift Melk church dsc01494.jpg
Church of the Abbey
- StiftMelkDeckenfresken.jpg
Ceiling of the church, with frescos
Cupola of the church
The Triumph of the Monk, by Johann Michael Rottmayr
St. Benedicts triumphal ascent to Heaven, also by Rottmayr
- Ceiling painting of the Marble Hall - Melk Abbey - Austria.jpg
Painting on the ceiling of the marble hall
Melk Abbey Media
Aerial view of the Melk Abbey and its park
Jesus of Nazareth on the Cross, Stift Melk