Decoration of the dome
by ROTTMAYR, Johann Michael, Fresco
The Benedictine Abbey, located above the town of Melk on a rocky outcrop overlooking the river Danube in Lower Austria, was founded in 1089. The Baroque abbey was built between 1702 and 1736 to designs by Jakob Prandtauer. The abbey church is decorated with frescos by Johann Michael Rottmayr.