Antonio Beduzzi was responsible for the sketches for the frescoes

Austrian folk costume - Melk shopping

Baroque Garden Pavilion

Baroque globe of the heavens by Coronelli

Beinkassette

Blue is the colour of the Benedictine Order

Books are categorized under four main faculties: Theology, Philosophy, Medicine and Jurisprudence

Both Pallas Athena and Hercules allude to Emperor Karl VI

Cabbage patch dolls of Melk

Ceiling fresco showing Pallas Athena on a chariot drawn by lions - a symbol of wisdom and moderation

City map of Melk

Crowds making their way up the steps Melk Benedictine Abbey

Detail of the Amalie Monstrance

Entrance to the Melk Benedictine Abbey

Faith is surrounded by four groups of angels, who represent the four Cardinal Virtues: Wisdom, Justice, Fortitude and Temperance