Zirc - Cistercian Abbey

The Baroque Cistercian church was built by Martin Athanasius Witwer and Matthias Kayr in 1739-53; the two 45m (148ft) high towers of the façade were added later in 1854. The interior is finely decorated in Late Baroque style: paintings by Franz Anton Maulbertsch (high altar "Maria's Ascension", 1754, first side altar on the right Maria Magdalena); frescos by Josef Wagenmeister; richly decorated choir stalls and pulpit.

The monastery is built on to the right of the church, the wings having been built in several stages between 1732 and 1854. The oldest, from 1732 making it older than the church, is the one next to the church; the last one to be completed was the Classical west front (by the main entrance).