On the left Bank of the Danube, 60 km West of Vienna, there is the town of Melk and the Abbey - the residence of the Babenberg. In the eleventh century, Leopold II, invited the Benedictine monks of Lambach in Melk and gave them the land and the castle, which the monks turned into a fortified monastery. In 1297, the monastery was completely burnt and since then it was rebuilt several times. In the XVI century, it has withstood the invasion of the Turks. In 1702 the Abbot Berthold Ditmyer began the extensive redevelopment of the complex. Jakob Prandtauer von Erlach, Joseph Mungenast and other outstanding artists of that time gave the monastery its modern Baroque shape.

In the altar of the monastery Church of the Baroque era with frescoes by Johann Michael Rottmayr depicts the patron of the Abbey of STS. Peter and Paul. Courtyard of a Prelate is surrounded by majestic buildings, surmounted with statues of prophets and frescoes depicting the main virtues. In the magnificent marble hall, decorated with paintings by Paul Troger, once held receptions and ceremonies. The impressive Abbey library consists of 100 thousand volumes, including 2 thousand 1600 manuscripts and incunabula. The library ceiling is decorated with a beautiful fresco of the work of Paul Troger.