Ottobeuren Abbey is a Benedictine abbey located in Ottobeuren, Germany. The abbey and its basilica have some of the best Baroque and Rococo interiors worldwide. The abbey building predates the basilica and is 142 by 128 meters large, with ornate Baroque and Rococo interiors. The abbey's library, Bibliotheca Ottenburana, has a valuable collection of medieval manuscripts.

5. Ottobeuren is a Benedictine abbey, located in Ottobeuren, near Memmingen in the Bavarian Allgäu, Germany.
Round view

7. Bibliotheca Ottenburana.

8. Bibliotheca Ottenburana.

9. Ottobeuren Abbey and, especially,
Ottobeuren Basilica have some of the best
Baroque and Rococo style interiors
worldwide. Though, just a few realise the
wealth of symbolic messages in the
architecture and embellishments of Basilica -
such as the four richly dressed and
embellished skeletons

11. The building of Ottobeuren Abbey is older than
basilica and is designed in late Baroque style.
This large building is 142 by 128 m large.
Abbey has ornate Baroque and Rococo
interiors, several rooms are not less adorned than
basilica.
Especially beautiful is library (Bibliotheca
Ottenburana). This library has a valuable
collection of medieval manuscripts

15. J. M. Feuchtmayer is considered to
be one of the finest artists of his time.
His work on the Ottobeuren Abbey,
one of the most magnificent churches of
the Baroque era, was especially
important. The stucco that dominates
the design is his.Feuchtmayer was born
in Wessobrunn, Bavaria.