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Stift Altenburg Krypta
Crypt
Stift Altenburg Bibliothek
Library at Altenburg abbey

Altenburg Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Austria. It was founded in 1144 by Countess Hildeburg of Poigen-Rebgau. It is located in Horn, near Sankt Pölten, in Lower Austria. The site is known for its Baroque architecture today.

Stift Altenburg Stiftskirche Kuppelfresko
Fresco on a church ceiling

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  • Altenburg - Stift, Luftaufnahme (2)

    Altenburg Abbey in Lower Austria

  • Stift Altenburg Kirche Innenraum 01

    Interior of the Abbey

  • Altenburg Stift Altenburg Mittelalterliches Kloster 5

    A medieval "monastery below the monastery"

  • Stift Altenburg Grundriss 1

    1. Fountain Court, 2. Convent Court, 3. Kitchen Court, 4. Prelates Court, 5. Church Court, 6. Johann's Court, 7. Great Abbey Court, 8. Abbey Church, 9. Library Wing (Crypt), 10. Marble Wing (Sala terrena), 11. Inner Medieval Monastery (Cloister), 12. Outer Medieval Monastery

  • Altenburg Stift Altenburg Innen Bibliothek 5

    Library

  • Stift Altenburg, Garten der Religionen

    Garten der Religionen

  • Altenburg - Stift, Johannishof

    Abbey courtyard

  • Altenburg - Großer Stiftshof mit Marmortrakt

    Great monastery court

  • Stift Altenburg, Prälatur

    Prelature

  • Altenburg - Stiftskirche, Orgel

    Organ of the collegiate church

  • Altenburg - Stiftskirche, Hochaltar

    High altar

  • Stift Altenburg 7

    Interior view

  • Stift Altenburg Kaiserstiege Deckenfresko

    Frescoes over the imperial staircase

  • Altenburg Stift Altenburg Innen Krypta 11

    Crypt below the library

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