page_title: Kremsmünster Abbey
section_title: Buildings
hierarchical_section_title: Kremsmünster Abbey / Buildings
caption_attribution_description: English: The „Mathematical tower“ of the Kremsmünster Abbey in Upper Austria. The tower was erected in the years 1749 to 1758. Two domes of the astronomical observatory are visible on the top of the building. Deutsch: Der „Mathematische Turm“ des Stifts Kremsmünster in Oberösterreich. Der Turm wurde in den Jahren 1749 bis 1758 errichtet. Zwei Sternwarten-Kuppeln sind oben am Gebäude zu sehen.
context_page_description: Kremsmünster Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Kremsmünster in Upper Austria.
context_section_description: From the middle of the 17th century, thanks to an extensive programme of construction largely reusing older building materials, the premises grew so large that in the whole of Austria they were second only to Melk. The architect and builder was Jakob Prandtauer, who was also responsible for the abbey church at Melk.
  Kremsmünster reached its greatest extent in the south wing, which is about 290 metres long. The most important rooms were situated here: the refectory, the library and the Emperor's Hall. The wing terminates to the east in the Mathematical Tower, 51 metres high, where the observatory is located (the Kremsmünster Sternwarte). There is an interesting collection of objects of natural history in the lower part of the observatory, which is eight stories high; and a curious feature is the series of fish-tanks decorated with statues and a colonnade.
caption: Mathematical Tower with astronomical observatories
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