Stift Pöllau, Augustinian monastery in Pöllau, Austria.

Stift Pöllau is a former Augustinian monastery featuring a large central dome and multiple buildings arranged with symmetrical wings and detailed stone facades. The complex today houses a music school, exhibition spaces, and the European Center for Physics History and Echophysics, established in 2010.

Hans von Neuberg, owner of Pöllau castle and market, stipulated in his 1482 will that the castle become an Augustinian monastery after his death. In 1504 his brother-in-law Christoph von St. Georgen-Pösing founded the monastery, and eight canons moved from Vorau under provost Ulrich. A rebuild began in 1677 under provost Michael Josef Maister; the church was completed in 1779 with its high altar. The monastery was dissolved in 1785 under Josephinian reforms.

The frescoes by Mathias von Görz cover the vaults without any stucco, and their programme links the side chapels to the dome: martyrs shown below rise toward the Last Judgement in the nave and then into the lantern. Görz borrowed motifs from Roman churches such as Sant'Andrea della Valle and Sant'Ignazio.

The complex is generally open to visitors, though the music school and exhibition spaces may have varying hours. It is best to check specific access conditions before visiting, especially if you wish to see particular areas.

Since 1990 the church has been a daughter church of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, a status rarely granted outside Italy. Its ground plan, with side chapels, a crossing and a round tambour dome topped by a lantern, follows Roman models rather than the Renaissance style.