Take a tour of Michalesberg Abbey in Bamberg in Bamberg, Germany – part of the World’s Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
Some buildings were built to last, as the Michaelsberg Abbey in Bamberg, Germany can attest.
This peaceful place, originally a Benedictine monastery, was founded in 1015 by Bamberg's bishop.
The abbey church is lovely, with simple, yet beautiful decorations and a delicate blue roof.
Though the monastery as a whole has ceased to exist, the church is still in operation.
It is secluded in a peaceful park in the Old Town of Bamberg.
The abbey building became an almshouse in 1803 and now functions as an elderly persons' home.