Stift Melk

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Stift Melk is a Benedictine abbey in the federal state of Lower Austria, next to the Wachau valley along the Danube. It was founded in 1089 and resides on a rock above the city of Melk.

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Benedictine - Abbey - Federal state - Lower Austria - Wachau - Danube - 1089 - Melk

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Today's impressive baroque ensemble was built in 1702-1736 by architect Jakob Prandtauer. Noteworthy is the Church with frescos by Johann Michael Rottmayr and the impressive library with countless medieval handwritings.

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1702 - 1736 - Jakob Prandtauer - Frescos - Johann Michael Rottmayr - Library - Medieval

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Umberto Eco named one of the protagonists in his well-known novel The Name of the Rose as a tribute to the abbey and its famous library "Adso von Melk".

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Umberto Eco - The Name of the Rose

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