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The Goldener Saal (Golden Hall) is a ceremonial room in the 3rd floor of Augsburg Town Hall, 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 room was built after plans by Elias Holl. [1] In 1944, the Town Hall and the Goldener Saal were destroyed by an air raid and were reconstructed in 1996. [2]


  1. "Elias Holl". Kultur > Berühmte Persönlichkeiten (in German). Stadt Augsburg. 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-11. Kein Baumeister hat das Stadtbild Augsburgs so geprägt wie Elias Holl. Holl ... erschuf für Augsburg zahlreiche, weltbekannte Bauwerke. Sein Hauptwerk ist das Augsburger Rathaus (1615–1620) mit dem Goldenen Saal im Stil der Spätrenaissance.
  2. "Der Goldene Saal" (in German). Stadt Augsburg. 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-11. 1944 wurde er vollständig zerstört. Nach insgesamt 17 Jahren Restauration wurde er 1996 wiederhergestellt.

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