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A corridor in Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
Leonardo da Vinci, Madonna with Carnation, Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
Bavarian King's and Queen's Crowns and Royal Regalia of Bavaria, Royal Residenz Treasury, Munich
Rich Rooms of the Residenz in Munich decorated in rococo style.
The ceiling of the Rich Chapel (Reiche Kapelle), Residenz royal palace, Munich.
Western wall of the Antiquarium in the Residenz royal palace in Munich.
A lion facing the Preysing Palace on Residenzstrasse near Odeonsplatz, Munich.
One of the two lions in front of Feldherrnhalle (Field Marshals' Hall) in Munich - a 19th-century monument to the Bavarian army & the site of Hitler's 1923 Beer Hall Putsch. At the background is the "army monument" commemorating the German-French war in 1870/71.
A view along the western side of the Wittelsbacherplatz towards the tower of Greek-Orthodox Church of the Saviour (Salvatorkirche), Munich.
A courtyard of the Siemens corporate headquarters near Wittelsbacherplatz in Munich.
Monument of the victims of National Socialism on the square of the same name, Munich.
Eight 1-liter mugs of beer delivered by one guy in Hofbräuhaus - the most famous and most traditional Bierhalle in Munich.
Band playing traditional Bavarian music in Hofbräuhaus - the most famous and most traditional Bierhalle in Munich.
Facades of houses along Dienerstrasse near Park Marienhof, Munich.
A trumpeter from a band playing traditional Bavarian music in Hofbräuhaus - the most famous and most traditional Bierhalle in Munich.
Discussion over a couple of 1-liter mugs of beer in Hofbräuhaus - the most famous and most traditional Bierhalle in Munich.
A girl selling famous Bavarian pretzels in Hofbräuhaus in Munich.
A real, traditionally dressed Bavarian man sitting over beers in Hofbräuhaus in Munich.
A real Bavarian spotted in Hofbräuhaus in Munich.
A real Bavarian man in Lederhosen and with a proper beer belly sitting in Hofbräuhaus in Munich.
The famous towers of Munich cathedral Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche) seen from the Marienplatz.
The famous neo-gothic Town Hall (Neues Rathaus) of Munich facing the Marienplatz - the central point of the city.
Inside St. Peter's (Alter Peter) church in Munich.
The towers of Old City Hall (Altes Rathaus) and the church of the Holy Spirit (Heiliggeistkirche) seen from the Marienplatz in Munich.
The Old City Hall (Altes Rathaus), its clocktower and a gilded statue of the Virgin Mary seen from the Marienplatz in Munich.
The clocktower of the Old City Hall (Altes Rathaus), Munich.
Colorfully lit interior of the church of the Marian Congregation of Men in the Civic Hall (Bürgersaal) of Munich.
The Disney-like Schloss Neuschwanstein in southern Bavaria seen from Hohenschwangau village.
Closeup of the Neuschwanstein Castle seen from the Mary's Bridge (Marienbrücke). Southern Bavaria near Hohenschwangau village.
Neuschwanstein Castle seen from the Mary's Bridge (Marienbrücke). Southern Bavaria.
A view of the Bavarian Alps and Mary's Bridge (Marienbrücke) spanning a deep gorge seen from the windows of Neuschwanstein Castle in Southern Bavaria.
Hohenschwangau Castle set amid alpine landscape seen from the windows of Neuschwanstein Castle in Southern Bavaria.
Bavarian Alps and the lake Alpsee seen from the Neuschwanstein Castle. Southern Bavaria.
A corridor in Neuschwanstein Castle. Southern Bavaria.
View of the plain to the north of Neuschwanstein Castle. Southern Bavaria.
Bavarian Alps.
A German village on the way from Munich to Fuessen on foggy morning .
Homeless men sleeping under the tower of Ritter Sport square chocolate bars on the railway station in Munich .
The famous neo-gothic Town Hall (Neues Rathaus) of Munich at night.
The Town Hall (Neues Rathaus) of Munich at the Marienplatz at night.
Tomb monument of Emperor Louis IV in the Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche) in Munich.
Monumental columns in the Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche) in Munich.
Monumental and austere interior of the Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche) in Munich.
The glass roof of the GAP 15 office building at the lower end of the Königsallee in Düsseldorf.
Frank Gehry's buildings at Neuer Zollhof in Duesseldorf.
Sun reflected off the top of one of the Frank Gehry's buildings at Neuer Zollhof in Duesseldorf.
Frank Gehry's buildings at Neuer Zollhof in Duesseldorf.
The top of one of the Frank Gehry's buildings at Neuer Zollhof in Duesseldorf.
Three buildings designed by Frank Gehry at Neuer Zollhof in Düsseldorf.
Equestrian Statue of elector Jan Wellem (Johann Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg , the elector of the Palatinate and duke of Jülich-Berg) on the Marktplatz in front of the city hall (Altstadt), Düsseldorf.
The old City Hall on the Marktplatz in Altstadt, Düsseldorf.
A huge box of french fries on Bergerstrasse in the Altstadt of Düsseldorf.
A stately building on Mannesmanufer along the Düsseldorf Rhine waterfront.
Old and rebuilt houses along the Rhine waterfront in Düsseldorf.
A tree lined walkway along the bank of the Rhein, Düsseldorf.
One of the three Frank Gehry's buildings at Neuer Zollhof, Duesseldorf.
Frank Gehry's buildings at Neuer Zollhof, Duesseldorf. At the background is the famous Rhine Tower (Rheinturm).
Three Frank Gehry's buildings at Neuer Zollhof, Duesseldorf.
Frank Gehry's complex at Neuer Zollhof in Duesseldorf seen from the north.
Modern architecture near Grosse Eschenheimer Strasse in Frankfurt.
Homeless man on a street in Frankfurt am Main.
The famous hole in MyZeil shopping mall in the center of Frankfurt designed by Roman architect Massimiliano Fuksas.
Tombstones along the external wall of the old jewish cemetery on Battonnstrasse in Frankfurt.
The old jewish cemetery on Battonnstrasse in Frankfurt - the second oldest preserved Jewish cemetery north of the Alps.
Tombstones on the old jewish cemetery on Battonnstrasse in Frankfurt.
Execution. The old jewish cemetery on Battonnstrasse in Frankfurt.
Tombstones on the old jewish cemetery on Battonnstrasse in Frankfurt.
Tombstones on the old jewish cemetery on Battonnstrasse in Frankfurt.
Closeup of a reconstructed house in the Old City (Alt Stadt) of Frankfurt am Main.
Monument of German poet Friedrich Stoltze in Huhnermarkt square in Frankfurt.
Monument of a Greek goddess Athena (Minervabrunnen) on Romerberg square in Frankfurt am Main.
Thousands of padlocks of all the colors on the Eiserner Bridge (Eiserner Steg) over the Main river, Frankfurt.
A bunch of padlocks on the Eiserner Bridge (Eiserner Steg) over the Main river in Frankfurt.
Padlocks on the Eiserner Bridge (Eiserner Steg) over the Main river in Frankfurt.
Eiserner Bridge (Eiserner Steg) and its thousands of padlocks with the Old City (Alt Stadt) of Frankfurt in the background.
Iron Bridge (Eiserner Steg) and its thousands of padlocks, Frankfurt.
View of the headquarter of the European Central Bank (designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au) from the Iron Bridge along the Main river, Frankfurt.
Reconstructed buildling at the Romerberg square in Frankfurt am Main.
Reconstructed buildlings at the Romerberg square in Frankfurt am Main.
Reconstructed buildlings at the Romerberg square in Frankfurt am Main.
Brezhnev kissing Honecker - a mural on the preserved part of Berlin Wall, Berlin.
A soldier from East Germany escaping to the western side of Berlin - a mural on the preserved part of Berlin Wall, Berlin.
The main railway station (Hauptbahnhof) in Berlin.
Paul Löbe Haus (designed by Stephan Braunfels) - a part of the modern Bundestag with the dome of Reichstag (designed by Sir Norman Foster) visible in the background. Berlin
A modern sculpture in front of the main railway station (Hauptbahnhof) in Berlin.
A modern sculpture in front of the main railway station (Hauptbahnhof) in Berlin.
The main entrance of the main railway station (Hauptbahnhof) in Berlin.
Mural in a courtyard in Berlin.
A courtyard in Berlin with mural.
A mural. Berlin.
People peeking through the holes in the Berlin Wall to the preserved part of fortifications, which once separated Eastern and Western Berlin.
Chapel of Reconciliation on Bernauer Strasse built on the site of the old Church of Reconciliation, which was blown up by the communist German authorities in 1985. Berlin.
Mural at the entrance to one of the residential buildings in Berlin.
Entrance door to a residential building covered with graffiti. Berlin.
Bicycles on a bridge over a channel in Berlin.
Entrance door to a residential building covered with graffiti. Berlin.
The famous TV Tower (Fernsehturm) once in the eastern part of the divided Berlin.
The famous quadriga on top of the Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) in Parisien Square in Berlin.
Parisien Square in Berlin with the Brandenburger Gate at the background. At the front are flowers and placed by the Berliners after the terrorist attack of
Reconstructed gate of the Greek city of Milet. Pergamon Museum, Berlin.
The Gate of Ishtar from ancient Babylon (6th century BCE). Pergamon Museum, Berlin.
Berlin Cathedral Church (Berliner Dom) on the Museum Island in Berlin.
Collonade vis a vis the New Palace, Potsdam.
Sanssouci Palace, New Palace (Neues Palais) in Potsdam.
Sanssouci Palace, entrance gate to the New Palace, Potsdam.
World famous baroque interiors of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam.
World famous baroque interiors of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam.
World famous baroque interiors of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam.
Dutch Quarter in Potsdam.
Mittelstrasse in Dutch Quarter, Potsdam.
Evangelical Church of St. Nikolai, Potsdam.
Reichstag by night. Berlin.
A gallery around the famous Reichstag Dome designed by Sir Norman Foster and opened in 1999. Berlin.
At the top level of Reichstag Dome designed by Sir Norman Foster. Berlin.
Under the Reichstag Dome designed by Sir Norman Foster. Berlin.
The spiral walkway of the Reichstag Dome from inside. Berlin.
The glazing of the Reichstag Dome from outside. Berlin.
An information post at the former border crossing between western (American) and eastern (Soviet) sectors of Berlin.
Preserved border post and the Soviet red star on the East Germany side of the border within the divided Berlin.
Jewish Museum in Berlin designed by Daniel Liebeskind.
A courtyard of the Jewish Museum in Berlin designed by Daniel Liebeskind.
Covered, glazed courtyard over the cafe in the Jewish Museum in Berlin designed by Daniel Liebeskind.
Closeup of the titanium-zinc facade of the Jewish Museum in Berlin designed by Daniel Liebeskind.
Titanium-zinc facade of the Jewish Museum in Berlin designed by Daniel Liebeskind.
Jewish Museum in Berlin designed by Daniel Liebeskind.
Jewish Museum in Berlin designed by Daniel Liebeskind.
A mural on the preserved part of the Berlin Wall, East Side Gallery, Berlin.
A modern building at the end of East Side Gallery - the longest preserved portion of the Berlin Wall.
Murals on the longest preserved part of the Berlin Wall, East Side Gallery, Berlin.
Murals on the longest preserved part of the Berlin Wall, East Side Gallery, Berlin.
Tower of the Hamburg Cathedral seen on a foggy day together with the modern architecture of the city.
Closeup of an Indian pavilion at World Expo 2000 in Hannover.
Polish pavilion at World Expo 2000 in Hannover.
Birdeye view of the grounds of the World Expo 2000 in Hannover. In the centre the graphite colored planet m pavilion by Bertelsmann.
Pneumatic sculpture at World Expo 2000 in Hannover.
Pink flamingoes in a park in Berlin.
Berlin Cathedral on the Museuminsel (Island of the museums).
Graffiti artist in Berlin.
Old timber houses on the town square in Frankfurt.
Inside the paper pavilion designed by the famous Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. World Expo 2000, Hannover.