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Staartsäit / Sichresultater 23
A high point of the baroque monastery is the Abbey church
After 1701, at Abbot Berthold Dietmayrs instigation, a complete reconstruction of the church took place
Antonio Beduzzi was responsible for the sketches for the frescoes
Books are categorized under four main faculties: Theology, Philosophy, Medicine and Jurisprudence
City map of Melk
Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena designed the pulpit and high altar
It was the wishes of the abbot and monastic community to have a grand Abbey to reflect it's religious purpose
Johann Michael Rottmayr did the frescoes & altar paintings
Library books mainly comprise historical works from the 19th c. onwards, which testify to the interests of this time period
Melk Benedictine Abbey
Originally only a Baroquization of the abbey church was planned
Paul Troger was the artist responsible for the altar paintings
Spiral staircase with Roccoco grate
The Abbey was contructed following plans by Jakob Prandtauer
The artistic, valuable decoration shows the high regard the monks had for their library.