Late afternoon sun on the magnificent baroque Melk Abbey (Stift Melk) in the Wachau valley, Lower Austria

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Melk Abbey (Stift Melk) is a Benedictine abbey above the town of Melk, Lower Austria, Austria, on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Danube river, adjoining the Wachau valley. The abbey contains the tomb of Saint Coloman of Stockerau and the remains of several members of the House of Babenberg, Austria's first ruling dynasty. Its splendid architecture is famous worldwide and part of UNESCO’s world cultural heritage.

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