query: architectural_style augsburg town hall
supports: Renaissance architecture 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, Renaissance architecture 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. Elias Holl (February 28, 1573 in Augsburg  January 6, 1646 in Augsburg) 
  was the most important architect of late German Renaissance architecture. 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 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 .
candidates: gothic architecture renaissance renaissance architecture
answer: renaissance architecture