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A high point of the baroque monastery is the Abbey church
[Abbey Church - Melk Benedictine Abbey - Austria]
After 1701, at Abbot Berthold Dietmayrs instigation, a complete reconstruction of the church took place
After 1701, at Abbot Berthold Dietmayrs instigation, a complete reconstruction of the church took place [Abbey Church - Melk Benedictine Abbey - Austria]
Antonio Beduzzi was responsible for the sketches for the frescoes
[Abbey Church - Melk Benedictine Abbey - Austria]
Books are categorized under four main faculties: Theology, Philosophy, Medicine and Jurisprudence
[The Library - Melk Benedictine Abbey - Melk - Austria]
City map of Melk
[Melk Benedictine Abbey - Melk - Austria]
Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena designed the pulpit and high altar
[Abbey Church - Melk Benedictine Abbey - Austria]
It was the wishes of the abbot and monastic community to have a grand Abbey to reflect it's religious purpose
[Abbey Church - Melk Benedictine Abbey - Austria]
Johann Michael Rottmayr did the frescoes & altar paintings
[Abbey Church - Melk Benedictine Abbey - Austria]
Library books mainly comprise historical works from the 19th c. onwards, which testify to the interests of this time period
[The Library - Melk Benedictine Abbey - Melk - Austria]
Melk Benedictine Abbey
[Melk Benedictine Abbey - Melk - Austria]
Originally only a Baroquization of the abbey church was planned
[Abbey Church - Melk Benedictine Abbey - Austria]
Paul Troger was the artist responsible for the altar paintings
[Abbey Church - Melk Benedictine Abbey - Austria]
Spiral staircase with Roccoco grate
The spiral staircase leads to other rooms of the library which are not open to the public. [The Library - Melk Benedictine Abbey - Melk - Austria]
The Abbey was contructed following plans by Jakob Prandtauer
The Abbey was contructed following plans by Jakob Prandtauer [Abbey Church - Melk Benedictine Abbey - Austria]
The artistic, valuable decoration shows the high regard the monks had for their library.
[The Library - Melk Benedictine Abbey - Melk - Austria]