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Schloss Blutenburg (Blutenburg Castle) was first mentioned in 1432 though it's origins reach back to a moated castle from the 13th century.
In the years 1438–39 Duke Albert III, Duke of Bavaria rebuild the castle as a hunting-lodge.
Nowadays it houses the International Youth Library (Internationale Jugendbibliothek) and the library of the Michael Ende Museum.
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Interior of the Frauenkirche cathedral, a Munich landmark. The official name of this late Gothic cathedral is "Dom zu Unserer Lieben Frau".
This is another wide view of the ceiling with the Gothic rib vault and the supporting columns. Construction of the current building started Feb. 9th 1468 and already in 1488 the building was nearly completed - which is a surprisingly short time for a Gothic cathedral.
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The U-Bahn station "Großhadern" in Munich.
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Dahlia blossom close-up.
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Last sunset shot before general curfews are declared?
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A 180° panorama of Munich central station (München Hauptbahnhof) at night, taken from the mezzanine, "DB Lounge", level.
Addendum: No long after I took that pano, the aforementioned viewing spot was demolished, due a complete reconstruction of the station building.
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On a rainy Sunday morning...
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Against a blue sky. Found in the Kleingartenanlage Nord-Ost 53 allotment gardens.
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Two trains moving in the subway station Obersendling of Munich's U3 line. The train on the right is just leaving, the train on the left is just arriving.
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The Propylaea on the west end of the Königsplatz is a city gate erected in the style of a Greek temple entrance (Προπύλαια), especially the one of the Acropolis in Athens.
The gate was created as a memorial for the accession to the throne of Otto of Greece, a son of the principal King Ludwig I of Bavaria.
Here is the same building as the centerpiece of a 360° panorama.
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A pink rose against a blue sky. Another find in the Kleingartenverein Friedenau.
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Another find in the allotment gardens of Kleingartenverein Friedenau in the north of Munich.
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What comes out of these alien looking buds...
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A view of the wooden space frame trusses that form the structure of this bridge - with a bit of postprocessing, obviously.
Here is a night view on the other side of the Isar river.
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In the Botanical Garden. Another 2018 archive shot.
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Rainbow coloured walls and a moving train in this station along Munich's subway line 2.
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The Fröttmaninger Heide is a former military training area that is now a nature reserve.
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A dark red peony seen in the allotment gardens of Kleingartenverein Friedenau. The peonies there are in various states of blooming - from just beginning to bud to full bloom.
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Blossoming tree at the Olympiasee in the Olympiapark.
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The iconic twin steeples of the Frauenkirche. Official name of the cathedral is "Dom zu Unserer Lieben Frau".
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Another garden flower.
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A female mallard duck (anas platyrhynchos) on the "Kleinhesseloher See" in the English Garden of Munich.
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The Apollotempel, a monopteros located at the Badenburger See in the park around Nymphenburg Palace. Viewed across the Badenburger See.
Munich features two monopteroi, the more famous one is in the English Garden.
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One of the four Schalenbrunnen fountains in the Hofgarten.
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The tower of Munich's old city hall as seen from the Viktualienmarkt.
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At the "Monopteros" in the English Garden.
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Another view of the U-Bahn station "Hasenbergl" in Munich, a station of line 2 (U2).
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The Theatinerkirche on Munich's Odeonsplatz square, as seen from the Hofgarten.
The official name of the Theatinerkirche church is "Stiftskirche St. Kajetan", it is the church of the catholic Theatines order (Latin name Ordo Clericorum Regularium). The church was build from 1663 to 1690 in late baroque style.
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Same roses as in a previous upload, but different point of view.
Found at the "Clubhouse" of Kleingartenanlage Nord-Ost 53 allotment gardens.
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With the Allianz Arena in the background.
"Versunkenes Dorf" is an art installation, representing a village that vanished when the landfill in Fröttmaning was built. The meaning of the German name "Versunkenes Dorf" is "Sunken Village".
It is modeled after the nearby Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche, the oldest church in Munich.
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Pond in the northern part of the English Garden in Munich.
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Detail of the waterfall in the English Garden in Munich.
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The "Müllersches Volksbad" and the "Ludwigsbrücke".
"Müllersches Volksbad" is an indoor swimming pool. It has been the first public indoor swimming pool in Munich.
The building is a mix of Baroque Revival and Art Nouveau architecure. Upon completion in 1901 it has been the largest and most expensive swimming pool in the world.
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Keeping herself busy on a flower. Caught in the Botanical Garden of Munich.
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A swan preening, at the "Kleinhesseloher See" in the English Garden.
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The gothic palace chapel of Schloss Blutenburg. The chapel was built in 1488, replacing a fortified tower at that location. The small ridge turret is baroque and was added in 1676.
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The Dreifaltigkeitskirche is a small Baroque church that was built from 1711 to 1718 according to plans by Giovanni Antonio Viscardi.
It is the only church in Munich that was not destroyed during World War II.
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The headquarters building of the Munich Re reinsurance company. The building is from 1913 and is a mix of Art Nouveau and Neoclassical style.
A reinsurance company insures primary insurers against their risk. The full name of this company is Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft, short also Münchener Rück. Since 2009 they re-branded as Munich Re . The company was founded in 1880, it became famous as the only insurer affected by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake that did not face insolvency.
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The tracks of the marshalling yard in Moosach (München Nord Rangierbahnhof) shine in the light of the low sun.
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An alley in the older parts of Munich.
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Statue of Maximilian I. Joseph, the first king of Bavaria, located on the Max-Joseph-Platz. At times he attracts lots of pigeons...
Here is a 360° panorama showing the square in it's entirely.
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Inside the courtyard of the "ADAC Zentrale" is this nice curvy bench.
The ADAC is Europe's largest motoring association, similar to the American AAA or the UK's RAC, but with a much broader scope of activities.
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Once again spotted in the Kleingartenverein Friedenau.
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Some tiny blue flowers with a pine cone in the background.
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Pansy macro - talk about selective focus...
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Chestnut Blossom, spotted on the Aussiger Platz.
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A panoramic image of Munich's central square. Horizontal field of view is about 180°, stitched from 13 photos taken in portrait format.
Lots of "ghosts" - but then it is a busy place and honestly I'm too lazy too clone them all out.
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"Umschreibung" is the formal name of this art installaton created by Olafur Eliasson in 2004, though most people refer to it as "Endless stairs".
Located in a courtyard of the KPMG Group headquarters in Munich's Schwanthalerhöhe district.
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The BMW Welt (English: BMW World) is the combined exhibition, event and delivery center of BMW.
Located in the Milbertshofen-Am Hart district next to the BMW Vierzylinder (corporate HQ), it was built from 2003 to 2007.
Click here for a super wide blue hour shot from the same POV.
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On the Schwere-Reiter-Straße, intersection with Petra-Kelly-Straße and Barbarastraße in Munich.
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