So, the same day that we visited Maria Taferl we also toured the Benedictine monastery at Melk. It was a very impressive structure, and I think (don't quote me on this) that it is still an active monastery. Basically, it consisted of a monstrous church, and a bunch of buildings surrounding it that house the monks, and the museum.
The inside of the church made Maria Taferl's church look barren. It was baroque taken to a new extreme (at least in my eyes).
The monastery from across the Danube River.
Fresh off of the bus, and on our way to the gate.
Note really sure what this is after all...
The gate to the monastery.
A closeup of one of the gate statues.
The gigantic pipe organ inside the church.
An alter constructed in honor of Saint Michael.
Pretty self-explanatory.
A small shrine, of sorts, on display in the museum.
I think this is the founder of the monastery, or St. Benedict...
The longest straight hallway in the building according to the tour guide. I think she said that it was six hundred meters.
This is the locking mechanism of a treasure chest that was used to guard valuables from the invading Turks at some point.
This is Melk, as seen from the terrace outside of the monastery's church.
This is the monastery's church, also seen from the terrace.
This is part art and part optical illusion. It is a perfectly flat ceiling that is painted in such a way that it looks like an arch. It is a lot easier to see that it is flat in pictures.
This was the centerpiece of a small chapel inside of the church.
Well, it looks like I am pretty much caught up for Vienna tomorrow (besides my impending post on the restricted access areas of he Kartause). I leave at 7:30 and will be spending the vast majority of the day exploring and doing things with my friends. Hopefully I won't get lost. Assuming that I don't, I will probably at least post something tomorrow night.
Peace,
Storm
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