StiftMelk Abbey

Located along side the autobahn, just outside the city of Vienna, theres a village by the name of Melk with a population of merely 5000 residents. The village itself is pretty basic, as far as Austrian villages go, however it is home to this...

not an original photo, btw.

This enormous castle is known as the StiftMelk, a monastery with a history, all its own, as rich and diverse as the entire country of Austria. Google that shit, and learn something. 

Here is my personal experience (in photographic form) with this incredible place...

yeah I stitched this pano.. im pretty rad like that.