Melk Abbey

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

Stift Melk above the old town of Melk

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
  • Church of the Abbey
  • 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
  • Painting on the ceiling of the marble hall
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