Melk Church

European River Cruise - Melk, Thursday 2010 August 26

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August 26th 2010
Starting later than usual, we took buses to Stift Melk (Melk Abbey), one of the great buildings of magnificent Baroque architecture. (Melk Castle 976, Monastery 1089, Baroque building 1736) We were driven to the top of the cliff, favoured location of churches and castles here. Walking through a construction site restoring the site, we assemble ... read more

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Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more