Munich by Night

I've had a tripod for ages but rarely take it anywhere, so last week I thought I would spend a few hours in the evening to make use of it and capture some of the Munich sights at night. This was early one Saturday evening, around the Altstadt (Old Town).

This first photo is of Karlstor, one of the main town gates leading into the Altstadt. The street is the main shopping street in Munich, and as you can see, there is a fair crowd there at Xmas time.



Just outside of Karlstor, they put in an ice skating rink every Xmas season (this photo is taken from the same spot as the first photo, just facing the opposite direction)



This is the Glyptothek, a museum:



and this is the gate at Königsplatz (King's place) which is right next to the Glyptothek:



Here's the famous Frauenkirche (Our Lady's Church), otherwise known as the Salt n Pepper shakers:



This one is the Feldherrnhalle at Odeonsplatz, at the north extreme of the Altstadt. This is a monument to past Bavarian generals and was the spot where the Nazis' failed coup in 1923 was ended. Here the army opened fire on the Nazi marchers including Hitler, who was later arrested and put in the clink for a few years.



And here's the opera house, with a statue of King Maximillian out front:



A cafe just near the opera house:



One of the fancier streets in Munich, Maximillianstrasse (though I like this photo just for the car lights!)



And finally, the typical postcard Munich shot, with the Rathaus (town hall) on the right, the Frauenkirche in the middle and the gold statue of the Virgin Mary at left. It looks like a cut n paste of three photos onto one, but I assure you its not: