architectural_style augsburg town hall
___MASK89___ is the architecture of the period between the early 14th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe , demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture . Stylistically , ___MASK89___ followed Gothic architecture and was succeeded by Baroque architecture . Developed first in Florence , with Filippo Brunelleschi as one of its innovators , the Renaissance style quickly spread to other Italian cities . The style was carried to France , Germany , England , Russia and other parts of Europe at different dates and with varying degrees of impact . 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 ___MASK73___ style north of the Alps . It was designed and built by Elias Holl , Stadtbaumeister ( Master Builder of the town ) , in 1615 -- 1624 . Due to its historic and cultural importance , it is protected by the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict . Elias Holl ( February 28 , 1573 in Augsburg  January 6 , 1646 in Augsburg ) was the most important architect of late German ___MASK89___ .