
Melk Abbey
religious building · MelkMelk Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1089 on a rock above the Danube at the entrance to the Wachau. The present Baroque complex was built from 1702 to 1736 to designs by Jakob Prandtauer. A visit leads through the former imperial rooms and the Marble Hall to the library and the abbey church with frescoes by Rottmayr and Troger.