The building in the middle of the picture is the old City Hall, in downtown Munich.  To the left of where I am standing (and not visible), is the new City Hall, or Rathaus.

The Old Rathaus was built in the late 15^th century.  It has gone through several style changes- first to Baroque and then back to Gothic in the 1860's.  The tower is 55m tall (180 ft), and was rebuilt in 1975 following destruction in World War 2.  The hall was replaced by the new Rathaus in the mid-to-late 1800's.

This shot was taken obviously at night, a few weeks before Christmas, 1992.  The Kriskindlmarkt was going on- which is the Christ Child Market, or pre-Christmas market.  Many traditional German crafts are sold here, along with Gluhwein, a hot, mulled wine that warms you up in the cold weather.  A majority of the Market is actually going on behind me (and there are a huge number of stalls).  In the foreground, you can see one of the stalls, well-lit from the inside.  The blue church in  the background is the Heiliggeistkirche, or Holy Ghost Church.

A tripod was used to steady the shot, and the exposure was about one minute on Fuji Velvia (ASA 50).  This had the effect of causing most of the people to blur out of the photo.  There were a few people who actually stood still for the duration of both shots, thus providing a sort of human anchor for scale.

Map of Munich- Shaded are enlarged at the right.	Old, Downtown Munich, surrounded by the old City walls, or what's left of them.  The shaded area is enlarged at the right.	Close up- Marienplatz, the location from where the 3D photo at the top was photographed.

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