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It was the wishes of the abbot and monastic community to have a grand Abbey to reflect it's religious purpose

melk_abbey_DSC0484.jpg In the Hercules legend, Emperor Karl VI liked to be celebrated as a successor to the Roman emperors ThumbnailsJohann Michael Rottmayr did the frescoes & altar paintingsIn the Hercules legend, Emperor Karl VI liked to be celebrated as a successor to the Roman emperors ThumbnailsJohann Michael Rottmayr did the frescoes & altar paintingsIn the Hercules legend, Emperor Karl VI liked to be celebrated as a successor to the Roman emperors ThumbnailsJohann Michael Rottmayr did the frescoes & altar paintingsIn the Hercules legend, Emperor Karl VI liked to be celebrated as a successor to the Roman emperors ThumbnailsJohann Michael Rottmayr did the frescoes & altar paintings

[Abbey Church - Melk Benedictine Abbey - Austria]