The Marmorsaal (Marble Hall) at Stift Melk is the ceremonial reception room of Austria’s most impressive Baroque abbey, built in 1731 with a Paul Troger ceiling fresco depicting Athena and Hercules. The hall is part of the abbey’s imperial rooms tour; access is included in the general Stift Melk entrance ticket. The terrace outside overlooks the Danube and the Wachau valley. Melk is 1 hour from Vienna by train; check stiftmelk.at for current tour schedules and entrance prices.
concert hall in Melk
Marmorsaal
The Marmorsaal (Marble Hall) at Stift Melk is the ceremonial secular hall of Austria's most visited Baroque abbey, built in 1731 as the reception room for noble and imperial guests at a monastery that sat directly on the route between Vienna and Linz.
- Type
- concert hall
- Destination
- Melk
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Founded
- 1731
- Era
- Baroque
- Address
- 3390 Melk
- Coordinates
- 48.2272, 15.3370