Grate in floor allows heating from kitchen to heat this room

Grate in floor allows heating from kitchen to heat this room

Grate in floor allows heating from kitchen to heat this room

Grate in floor allows heating from kitchen to heat this room[Marble Hall - Melk Benedictine Abbey - Melk - Austria]

Hore - Listen with your Heart

Imposing view of Melk Benedictine Abbey

In the center of the ceiling a female figure is recognisable. She is the allegory of Faith

In the center of the ceiling is a female figure. She is the allegory of Faith

In the Hercules legend, Emperor Karl VI liked to be celebrated as a successor to the Roman emperors

It was the wishes of the abbot and monastic community to have a grand Abbey to reflect it's religious purpose

Johann Michael Rottmayr did the frescoes & altar paintings

Jörg Breu's winged altar with the cross by Arnulf Rainer

Jörg Breu's winged altar with the cross by Arnulf Rainer

Jörg Breu's winged altar with the cross by Arnulf Rainer

Jörg Breu's winged altar with the cross by Arnulf Rainer