The marble room.
A spiral staircase.
One of many awesome ceilings.
The church.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Melk Abbey, Austria
Melk Abbey, an Austrian Benedictine abbey, was founded in 1089. The current Baroque abbey was built between 1702 and 1736. I found it absolutely stunning and since a picture is worth a thousand words I shall let a few of them speak for me.
The marble room.
A spiral staircase.
The church.
The marble room.
A spiral staircase.
The church.
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Absolutely astounding. But, I keep wondering how the monks every stayed warm in there with those high ceilings?? :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful spiral staircase picture. My stomach lurched, just looking at it!
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