"Melk, a beautiful place and its baroque monastery" Melk by dvideira

Melk Travel Guide: 217 reviews and 850 photos

The place, formerly a castle, was donated to the Benedictines in 1089 by Leopold III von Babenberg.
Time passed by, with fires, reconstructions, Reform, Counter-Reforms, political changes, wars, and the abbey was completely rebuilt by the architect J. Prandtauer in the 18th century and turned into this splendid example of the baroque style.

The Abbey's Library

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The Abbey has a library whose holdings include approximately 100,000 volumes, about 1,200 manuscripts from the 9th to the 15th century, 600 manuscripts from the 17th to the 18th century and 750 Incunabula

Pros and Cons

Pros:Near Vienna - a must go!

Last visit to Melk: Sep 2003
Intro Updated Apr 19, 2004
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chancay Oct 25, 2004 at 2:28 AM

WOW, que bem collection of wunderschöne Fotos!! What a beautiful cielo azul hier!! The biblioteca must have been realmente impresionante!!
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HORSCHECK Oct 16, 2004 at 3:41 PM

Fabulous photos with an incredible blue sky here ...I didn't know that Melk is such a lovely place ... :o)
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jadedmuse Oct 13, 2004 at 7:26 PM

Girl, you've got me beat on the church scene! What an interesting place (for church buffs!) and the river views are gorgeous. Great photos!!!!
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wcph Sep 30, 2004 at 4:09 PM

Great page with beautiful photos, makes me want to revisit. Thanks for sharing!
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globetrott Aug 28, 2004 at 1:56 PM

a great page & excellent pics ! Melk is a Must for each Tourist in Austria !!
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Luchonda Aug 20, 2004 at 5:59 PM

I hope to visit this place once - Nice pictures of the abbey and the stairs - you like Austria and i hope it might snow once in Rio ! Greets from Belgium
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deecat Aug 7, 2004 at 9:17 PM

Denise, what a beautiful presentation of Melk. Your photographs are quite excellent. They are so vibrant in the depth of color and, oh, so crystal clear. Thanks for the lovely tour of this historic place.
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pepples46 Jul 13, 2004 at 12:17 AM

amazing European Heritage, superbly presented that Sommersday must have been quite wonderful to spent in Melk......the winding staircase pic is....WOW, thank you for sharing it with us Denise
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Waalewiener Jun 27, 2004 at 7:35 AM

What a beautiful pictures you made Denise ,this trip must have been so nice for you , Austria is one of our favorite European countries and you showed the beautty of the city '' Melk '' ,Danke schon .
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rexvaughan May 29, 2004 at 7:03 AM

As always, your photos are amazing. I like the way you capture the details. Wonderful pages on Melk. What does "stift" mean?