Structures - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1970 - 1 Shilling

Stift Millstatt, situated on a promontory that protrudes into Lake Millstatt, is the eye-catcher of the area with its Romanesque basilica. But not only from the outside it attracts attention, inside it is a true mecca for art historians. The showpiece of the basilica is the collegiate cloister. The pillared capitals are rich with symbols of the Christian religion and adorned with plants and animals. Statues of saints, such as those of St. Paul with the open book of the Holy Scriptures, the teacher of all peoples, as the Romanesque inscription states, and St. Michael, who pushes the lance of the writhing devil dragon, adorn the entrance to the collegiate church , A reflection of the thoughts and ideas that prevailed in the 12th century is conveyed by Millstätter Bauplastik in a vivid way. From the archaic figures of saints to the virtuoso tectonics of the funerary portal of the collegiate church, she encompasses a century of Romanesque artistic practice. So it comes that Millstatt has the largest treasure of Romanesque building sculpture in Austria. The brand image shows the most beautiful group of windows in the convent cloister.