Melk, Austria 8 December 2008
More of the trip: Highlights / Nürnberg / Regensburg / Passau / Linz / Melk / Vienna / Along the Donau / People / ChristmasMarkets
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| First photo above is the entrance gate to Melk Abbey (that's St Kolomon on the right, St Leopold on the left); second photo is an interior yard called Prelate's Court; third is the town of Melk, below the abbey; fourth picture is the entrance facade; fifth is an alleyway beside the abbey church; last photo above is the Emperors Gallery at Melk Abbey, a hall with portraits on one side and former Imperial guest rooms on the other. | ||
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Above, one of the Peter Bischof Four Cardinal Virtues frescos
in Prelate's Courtyard, this one represents Prudence ("Know Thyself"),
hence the mirror; second photo is the famous Melk Abbey Library; third
photo is the facade of the Abbey Church; fourth photo is the church door
with 'Venite Adoramus' above it; last photo is from Room 1 of the Abbey
Museum, with the word "Hear" because the Rule of St Benedict begins with
that word. Below is our view of Melk Abbey as our boat began to sail
away from Melk. |
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photos © 2008 Kat Mulkey