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The Goldener Saal (Golden Hall) is a ceremonial room in the 3rd floor of
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The Goldener Saal (Golden Hall) is a ceremonial room in the 3rd floor of Augsburg Town Hall
The Town Hall of Augsburg (German: ''Augsburger Rathaus'') is the administrative centre of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, and one of the most significant secular buildings of the Renaissance style north of the Alps. It was designed and built by Elias ...
, which is famous for its ceiling paintings, murals, and golden wall decoration. It was finished in 1643 and is one of the most important cultural monuments of the late Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...
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The room was built after plans by Elias Holl.
In 1944, the Town Hall and the Goldener Saal were destroyed by an air raid and were reconstructed in 1996.
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