Melk Abbey
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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.
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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 Chuch 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 |
