Asbach Abbey

It was built between 1771 and 1780 in the Early Classicist style under Abbot Rupert II. Viola (1775–1787) according to plans by François de Cuvilliés the Younger. The externally simple wall-pillar church has significant furnishings.

The ceiling paintings from 1784 are by the Tyrolean Josef Schöpf. They show the Transfiguration of Christ in the choir and the Assumption of Mary in the nave. The nine wooden altars were created by Anton Burchardt, the figures, as well as the pulpit and the tabernacle, by Joseph Deutschmann. The altarpieces were painted by Martin Johann Schmidt, known as Kremserschmidt. The high altarpiece depicts the martyrdom of St. Matthew. The first pair of side altars shows Mary as Queen of Heaven and Benedict on his deathbed, the second the Sacrifice of Isaac and the martyrdom of St. Barbara, the third the Apotheosis of St. Leonard and Bishop Otto of Bamberg, who commends the monastery to the protection of the Mother of God of Altötting. In the Chapel of the Poor Souls, Mary is depicted in prayer for the Poor Souls.

The two-story buildings are grouped around two courtyards. The buildings of the east courtyard were erected around 1680 by Domenico Christoforo Zuccalli, those of the west courtyard were built at the beginning of the 18th century. The window frames were stuccoed by Johann Baptist Modler. Inside, the so-called Grafensaal (Count's Hall) with stucco by Modler and the dining hall with a ceiling painting of the Manna Rain by Johann Jakob Zeiller from 1771 are of significance.