Aula Volta, Neoclassical lecture hall in Pavia, Italy.

Aula Volta is a lecture hall at the University of Pavia, designed by Leopoldo Pollack in 1787 and modelled on his earlier anatomical theatre, Aula Scarpa. Its columns rest on the vault of the room below rather than on the perimeter walls, which made the construction harder. Giuseppe Marchesi made the shell-shaped vault in 1830, and Giovanni Battista Comolli carved the marble bust of Alessandro Volta in 1831.

Construction began in 1785 under Emperor Joseph II's order and was completed in 1787 by architect Leopoldo Pollack. The hall emerged during a period when the university underwent major institutional changes.

The hall is named after Alessandro Volta, who taught at the University of Pavia; his marble bust by Giovanni Battista Comolli was placed here in 1831, decades after the room opened in 1787. The name and the bust are later commemorations, not the reason the hall was built.

The space is maintained by the Physics Department at the University of Pavia for regular teaching and academic events throughout the year. Access may depend on whether lectures or events are taking place, so it is best to check beforehand.

The walls feature detailed illustrations of Volta's inventions including the electrophorus, gas pistol, and eudiometer. These visual reconstructions of 18th-century experimental techniques are rarely found in academic buildings of this age.