Front of the Melk Abbey church, an elaborately decorated building in orange and white

Melk Abbey

We weren’t allowed to take photos anywhere inside the abbey, but here is the gorgeous Baroque church entrance. This structure dates to the early 1700’s, but the abbey was founded in 1089. The gorgeous and extensive library in particular inspired Umberto Eco’s novel The Name of the Rose; it wasn’t set here, but he name-dropped the place with one of the protagonists, Adso of Melk.

   14 May 2023
   Austria
   ILCE-7M3
   1/100s    f/5.6   17mm   ISO 100
Front of the Melk Abbey church, an elaborately decorated building in orange and white