Town Hall and Golden Hall
Town Hall (1615-20): one of the most attractive secular Renaissance buildings north of the Alps, built by Elias Holl; magnificent…
Founded more than 2,000 years ago under the Roman Emperor Augustus, Augsburg is one of the oldest German cities. The economic heyday of this former Free Imperial Town was during the 15th and 16th centuries when it flourished thanks to foreign trade and the banking businesses of the Fuggers and Welsers. Reminders of these glorious days can be seen in the historical city centre with the splendid Maximilianstrasse and the Renaissance and Baroque façades of the palaces and patrician houses. Since 2019, the Augsburg water management system, with its 22 sites – water purification works, the fountain monument, the water infrastructure, power stations, waterways and canals – has been included on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites.
