Maria Taferl pilgrimage church - one of the most important pilgrimage church in Lower Austria. Located in the district of Melk on the Danube. The area was part of the Habsburg dominions. Over time, these lands belonged to Lord Weissenberg, who lived in the nearby town Myunehirayh.

The church of Maria Taferl was built in the period from 1660 to 1710. Its construction was started under the guidance of architects George Gershtenbrandta and Italian Carlo Lurago. The famous dome of the church was founded by Jacob Prandtauer in 1710. The church was designed in the Baroque style, with plenty of gold leaf and frescoes. Local residents were very excited about the church, for them it was a good sign of hope after the plague, the Turkish wars and the Thirty Years War.

The tradition of pilgrimage to the church of Maria Taferl dates back to the 17th century. In 1760 here came about 700 pilgrims, who brought many gifts and asked for deliverance from their illnesses. Legend has it that they are fully cured.

Another reason for the importance of the church of Maria Taferl as a place of pilgrimage - a stone cross, a gift from the citizens of Freistadt for pilgrims who died en route from exhaustion.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his family lived in the nearby Artstettene and regularly attended church of Maria Taferl.

In 2010, it began a large-scale restoration of the church. Last restoration of the interior was carried out about 50 years ago.