The Olympiaturm TV tower with its reflection in the Olympiasee lake.

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Fall colors at the Isar river near the Stauwehr Oberföhring.

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Afterglow in the sky reflected in the small western part of the Olympiasee lake.

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A gull at the "Kleinhesseloher See" in the English Garden of Munich.

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The frozen Badenburger See in the Nymphenburg Palace Park, with the Apollotempel, a μονόπτερος (Monopteros), in the distance.

Munich actually features two μονόπτεροι (Monpteroi), the more famous one is in the English Garden.

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Teasels spotted on the Fröttmaninger Müllberg - an artificial hill and recreational area that is actually a re-natured former garbage dump.

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Poppy blossom spotted in the allotment gardens of Kleingartenverein Friedenau.

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Garden macro of a lily flower.

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One of the courtyards of the Residenz palace in the city center. The name Brunnenhof (fountain courtyard) of this courtyard with an elongated octagonal outline derives from the Wittelsbacherbrunnen fountain located there.

Remark: Munich has 2 fountains named Wittelsbacherbrunnen, the other is located on the Lenbachplatz square.

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Amazing clouds at dusk, seen from the Olympiaberg.

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And yet another find in the Kleingartenverein Friedenau.

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The waterfall in the English Garden in Munich at night.

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A lonely piece of "design architecture" above the newly renovated Paul-Heyse-Unterführung (an underpass) at Munich's central station.

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Just a simple garden macro...

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An African Daisy aka Osteospermum.

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The Isar river downstream of the Maximiliansbrücke, lined with autumn coloured trees.

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A dahlia blossom found in the Kleingartenanlage Nord-Ost 53 allotment gardens.

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Yet another find in the Kleingartenanlage Nord-Ost 181.

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Quote the squirrel: "Will you ever put that camera down and go away, so I can go into your birdhouse to eat all these tasty sunflower seeds?"

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Captured on the Oktoberfest 2017 in Munich.

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Pretty new set of buildings in the east of Munich.

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As seen from the western Isar bank. The weir was completed in 1924. It's purpose is to raise the water level of the Isar river by 6 m and divert most of the water into the Mittlere-Isar-Kanal, which on it's lenght of 64 km supplies in total 7 run-of-the-river power stations with water.

This is the upstream side - downstream of the weir is a popular bathing place.

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At the Lußsee lake west of Munich.

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Macro of a hydrangea flower skeleton in winter.

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Blackberries spotted in the Kleingartenverein Friedenau allotment gardens.

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Another garden macro from summer 2018.

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Another find in the Kleingartenanlage Nord-Ost 53 allotment gardens.

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Another long exposure at dusk.

Schloss Nymphenburg is a palace located in the west of Munich and one of the main tourist attractions of the city, with yearly over 300,000 visitors,

The palace is the main summer residence of the House of Wittelsbach, former rulers of Bavaria.

Commisioned in 1664, the central building in the style of an Italian Villa was completed in 1675 Gradually the sides were added and the current appearance was reached in 1716.

Here is a 180° panorama, showing a little more of this vast complex.

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A panoramic view of the 1972 Olympic facilities as seen from the "Olympiaberg", horizontal field of view is a little over 180°.

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A white-red dahlia blossom close-up.

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Just after sunset.

The Allianz Arena is a football stadium located in Fröttmaning in the north of Munich. Max. seating is 75,000. Due to it's shape it earned the nicknames "Schlauchboot" (inflatable boat) and "Autoreifen" (tyre).

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Ceiling frescoes and supporting columns of the Heiliggeistkirche church in Munich. The church was originally completed in 1392 in Gothic style, but was remodeled to late Baroque / Rococo style during 1724-1730.

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Central "Italian Villa" part, as seen from the west.

Schloss Nymphenburg is a palace located in the west of Munich and one of the main tourist attractions of the city, with yearly over 300,000 visitors,

The palace is the main summer residence of the House of Wittelsbach, former rulers of Bavaria.

Commisioned in 1664, the central building in the style of an Italian Villa was completed in 1675 Gradually the sides were added and the current appearance was reached in 1716.

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At the Fasaneriesee lake in Munich.

The colours in this shot are the result of a Cokin 197 "Sunset 1" gradual filter in front of the lens.

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Just a snowdrop in the garden....

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Christmas mood in this slightly upscale shopping mall in Munich city center.

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The subway station Forstenrieder Allee of Munich's subway line U3.

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A line 16 tram arriving and stopping at the tram station Lehel.

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A sunflower blossom found in the Kleingartenverein Friedenau allotment gardens.

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Late blue hour on the Sendlinger Straße pedestrian zone.

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New arrival in our garden ;-)

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The waterfowl of the "Kleinhesseloher See" are going into a feeding frenzy as somebody to the right is starting to throw some food at them.

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Red flower in the Botanical Garden in Munich. Again from 2018...

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One blossom and four rosebuds.

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The Karlstor city gate illuminated with a "Sommer in der Stadt" (Summer in the city) theme.

The Karlstor is one of the remaining medieval Munich city gates, first mentioned in AD 1302. Today it forms the western end of the Neuhauser Straße pedestrians zone towards the Karlsplatz square (aka Stachus)

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Again no idea what that is, but it did look great.

Another 2018 shot from the Botanical Garden in Munich.

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A nightly fisheye view of Munich's central square.

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The Magdalenenklause is a hermitage, designed as an artificial ruin, located in the Nymphenburg Palace Park.

The purpose of the building was to serve as a memento mori for the Elector (Kurfürst) Max Emanuel - he was supposed to visit the building and contemplate the transience of being alive and a ruler.

Unfortunately Max Emanuel did not live long enough to see the building completed - sic transit gloria...

Here's a winter view

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Nymphenburg Palace in winter, as seen from the Ludwig-Ferdinand-Brücke.

Schloss Nymphenburg is a palace located in the west of Munich and one of the main tourist attractions of the city, with yearly over 300,000 visitors,

The palace is the main summer residence of the House of Wittelsbach, former rulers of Bavaria.

Commisioned in 1664, the central building in the style of an Italian Villa was completed in 1675 Gradually the sides were added and the current appearance was reached in 1716.

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Red rose flowers and a blue sky. Found at the "Clubhouse" of Kleingartenanlage Nord-Ost 53 allotment gardens.

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