architecture

Melk Abbey, Abbey Church St. Peter and Paul

Melk, Lower Austria, Austria

Stiftskirche St. Petrus und Paulus [German]

Architecture

higher-level structure
Melk Abbey
culture
German, Austrian
work type by function
Roman Catholic church

Architecture: Melk Abbey

historic names
Stift Mölk [German]
built
1702-1746
culture
Austrian, German
style/period
Baroque
work type by function
abbey, monastery/convent
architect / constr. phase
1702-1746
Jakob Prandtauer
baroque construction

Specifications

number cupolas
1
cupolas/domes
height (outer)
64.0 m
number towers
2
bells number
5

Specification: Melk Abbey

length
320.0 m

Geography

Europe » Western Europe » Austria » Lower Austria » Melk District » Melk
local language location name
Melk, Österreich [German]

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Wachau Cultural Landscape
type
cultural
criteria
II, IV
designation
reference
970