Post by account_disabled on Nov 7, 2023 6:13:21 GMT
Today we take you to visit one of the most beautiful libraries in the world. Locate in Admont Abbey in Austria. It is a unique place. Enchanting and fabulous in the etymological sense of the term (from the Latin fabulosus. Der. Of fabŭla fable). Before discovering its secrets. Let's give some historical information about the structure that hosts it. Admont Abbey is a Benedictine monastery locate in the Stiri mountains. Founde in by the archbishop of Salzburg Gebhard. It was first populate by monks from the rich Abbey of St. Peter. Due to a violent fire it was almost destroye in but promptly rebuilt by the new archbishop Sant'Everardo.
The Benedictine monks began collecting works and manuscripts of great value today as early as the th century. In a seo expater bangladesh ltd laboratory inside the monastery. With the invention and spread of printing. The collection was rapidly enriched. Gradually leading to the nee to dedicate a special space to the prestigious collection. The Library was built only in the mid. Eighteenth century and was complete towards the end of the century by Empress Maria. The Library is an imposing. Majestic building with dimensions equal to a Cathedral. In fact it occupies meters in length and meters in width as if to confirm its importance and architectural value. The artistic style is typical of the Rococo with seven soaring domes skilfully decorate with Trompe l'oeil frescoes. Create by Bartolomeo Altomonte.
As a celebration of science and religion. The domes have not only an artistic but also and above all an architectural value. In fact. They allow natural light to pass inside the structure and are able to illuminate it completely. Walking through the library you come across valuable busts and sculptures of evangelists and prophets that enrich the walls by watching over their contents. As moral and cultural protectors of the art containe therein. Many contemporary artists and creatives have seen the Admont Library as the source of inspiration for another famous Library. Also fantastic but belonging to another world. That of cartoons and fairy tales. We are talking about the Library of the famous Walt Disney cartoon Beauty and the Beast. Which really seems to have been inspire by the splendid Austrian Library.
The Benedictine monks began collecting works and manuscripts of great value today as early as the th century. In a seo expater bangladesh ltd laboratory inside the monastery. With the invention and spread of printing. The collection was rapidly enriched. Gradually leading to the nee to dedicate a special space to the prestigious collection. The Library was built only in the mid. Eighteenth century and was complete towards the end of the century by Empress Maria. The Library is an imposing. Majestic building with dimensions equal to a Cathedral. In fact it occupies meters in length and meters in width as if to confirm its importance and architectural value. The artistic style is typical of the Rococo with seven soaring domes skilfully decorate with Trompe l'oeil frescoes. Create by Bartolomeo Altomonte.
As a celebration of science and religion. The domes have not only an artistic but also and above all an architectural value. In fact. They allow natural light to pass inside the structure and are able to illuminate it completely. Walking through the library you come across valuable busts and sculptures of evangelists and prophets that enrich the walls by watching over their contents. As moral and cultural protectors of the art containe therein. Many contemporary artists and creatives have seen the Admont Library as the source of inspiration for another famous Library. Also fantastic but belonging to another world. That of cartoons and fairy tales. We are talking about the Library of the famous Walt Disney cartoon Beauty and the Beast. Which really seems to have been inspire by the splendid Austrian Library.