Silent Sunday (Stairway Altes Pinothek)

by bavaria on January 20, 2013

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Sheonad January 20, 2013 at 7:39 am

Stunning!
Absolutely stunning…
My favourite of all!

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bavaria January 20, 2013 at 7:57 am

Thanks Sheonad… I wondered if anyone else would like it! :)

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Herding Cats January 20, 2013 at 7:43 am

Gorgeous picture, makes me want to go and find out what’s behind that door at the end.

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bavaria January 20, 2013 at 7:58 am

Thank you! Behind the door is a big beautiful art gallery!

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Sonya Cisco January 20, 2013 at 7:45 am

A great photo. I am intrigued by what the building is- the picture feels very prison-like!

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bavaria January 20, 2013 at 7:59 am

Thank you! It does doesn’t it? Don’t worry I am not “inside” though, it was taken in one of Munich’s big art galleries during the week! :)

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Kel January 20, 2013 at 7:56 am

That is an awesome photo, brilliant!

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bavaria January 20, 2013 at 7:59 am

Thank you! Glad you like it! :)

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Mrs Worthington January 20, 2013 at 8:11 am

Intriguing shot. Nice lines

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bavaria January 20, 2013 at 8:24 am

Thank you very much :)

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Sarah January 20, 2013 at 8:11 am

Very dramatic perspective :)

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bavaria January 20, 2013 at 8:24 am

Thanks Sarah! :)

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Jenny @justphotosbyme January 20, 2013 at 8:14 am

Amazing picture – love it – on so many levels x

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bavaria January 20, 2013 at 8:25 am

Thanks Jenny! :) x

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Jess January 20, 2013 at 8:29 am

Gosh thats a brill photo! I really like it :-)

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bavaria January 20, 2013 at 8:53 am

Thanks Jess! :)

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Sarah Miles January 20, 2013 at 8:31 am

Love the perspective on this shot.

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bavaria January 20, 2013 at 8:53 am

Thanks Sarah! :)

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wendy January 20, 2013 at 8:38 am

stunning photo, love it xx

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bavaria January 20, 2013 at 8:54 am

Thanks Wendy, I love great big spaces like this! :)

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MsCaroline January 20, 2013 at 8:44 am

Reminds me a little bit of a cloister – love the angle!

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bavaria January 20, 2013 at 8:54 am

Thank you… I can totally see why too, it is very cloister like! :)

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Lakes single mum January 20, 2013 at 8:51 am

Great perspective

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bavaria January 20, 2013 at 8:54 am

Thanks Becky! :)

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Alison January 20, 2013 at 8:52 am

I love that, a mysterious door :)

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bavaria January 20, 2013 at 8:55 am

Thanks Alison, plenty of mysterious doors in this building… :)

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Sarah Hill January 20, 2013 at 8:55 am

I gasped. Stunning really stunning. *dripping with envy*

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bavaria January 20, 2013 at 8:57 am

Thanks Sarah! Don’t be too jealous, we spent most of our time here being told off! :D

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Erica Price January 20, 2013 at 9:11 am

Gorgeous shot – my first thought was a school, but I can see from the comments that it’s an art gallery.

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 11:03 am

Thanks Erica! We have a lot of snow so it was quite brightly lit from the light from outside! :D

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Kara January 20, 2013 at 9:55 am

Love the architecture!!

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 11:02 am

Thanks Kara! :)

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A Patchwork Life January 20, 2013 at 9:59 am

Wonderful in so many ways! I agree with the cloister comment – another amazing shot x

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 11:01 am

Thanks very much, glad you like it! :)

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SAHMlovingit January 20, 2013 at 10:07 am

This is amazing!

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 11:01 am

Thank you SAHM! :)

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Louise Lloyd January 20, 2013 at 10:23 am

Oooh this reminds me of the Minstry of Magic in the Harry Potter stories, there is a room at the end of a very long corridor that no one can get through…… Love it!

Thank you so much for linking up Emma, really appreciate it and what a awesome Photo of The Week!

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 11:01 am

Thank you Louise, I wish – that would be fantastic wouldn’t it? I would be choosing a fantastic new broomstick for a start! :D PS. you are more than welcome!

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Funky Wellies January 20, 2013 at 10:33 am

Amazing photo as always! Will not ask where it was, read the comments so I know! ;) Munich is on my list of places to go to this year.
PS: I subscribed to your blog, but I am not getting any emails when you post? I will try once more, in case I made a mistake when writing my email address the first time and let you know.

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 11:00 am

Thanks so much on both points! I can’t see you in my list of subscribers, but I will check again!

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Jacq January 20, 2013 at 10:35 am

Lovely, my kids would love to run riot there.

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 11:00 am

Mine would too, but there’s no way they would get away with it, not with that gallery attendant in attendance! (see comments above!)…

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shahnaz January 20, 2013 at 10:36 am

What a fab shot x

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:59 am

Thanks Shanaz! :) x

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Mammasaurus January 20, 2013 at 10:37 am

Beautiful, just beautiful!

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:59 am

Thanks Annie! :)

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Rachel January 20, 2013 at 10:40 am

Great photograph. An interesting bit of architecture too!

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:59 am

Thanks Rachel, I think it’s a great piece of architecture too! :)

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Maria @ Feisty Tapas January 20, 2013 at 10:55 am

So pretty. Why do you spend most of your time there being told off??

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:58 am

Thanks Maria! Good question, it was mostly down to an over-officious gallery attendent, who takes her job very very seriously, right down to inspecting people’s unused cameras to see whether their flash was on or not (even if they didn’t intend on taking any pictures!)… It was quite amusing. Have to say though, it is usually me (I guess I have one of those faces!), but this time it was my friend Becci, so it made a nice change! :D

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LauraCYMFT January 20, 2013 at 11:05 am

Wow, fantastic picture!

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:57 am

Thanks Laura! :)

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Notmyyearoff January 20, 2013 at 11:07 am

Wow that’s a really long hall, where is it?

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:56 am

It’s the Altes Pinothek in Munich, one of the big art galleries here…

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Suzanne January 20, 2013 at 11:47 am

What a fascinating photo! I always get excited to look at your silent sunday, you so think outside the box :)

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:42 am

Aw thank you! That’s a lovely compliment! :)

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Miss_Biggun January 20, 2013 at 11:49 am

Stunning picture, where do you get your ideas from? xxx

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:41 am

Thank you! My mind works in very odd ways! :D xx

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Mama Syder January 20, 2013 at 1:19 pm

Great photo, it almost feels upside down, really interesting x

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:40 am

It does, doesn’t it? Thank you! xx

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helloitsgemma January 20, 2013 at 2:48 pm

I love the way this draws you in and leaves you wondering where? what? and what is through the door.
clever photo. perfect.

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:39 am

Thanks Gemma… Tis a really interesting building… :)

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Mari January 20, 2013 at 2:48 pm

LOVE this shot, the perspective, the colours and the fact it’s an art gallery, really really cannot wait to meet you and we must have our photo taken together – I’ll not let you go till we do xx

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:39 am

Thank you lovely Mari! Can’t wait to meet you either! :) xxx

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sarahmumof3 January 20, 2013 at 3:21 pm

what a grand stairway

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:37 am

Huge isn’t it? Glad I don’t have to hoover it! :D

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Claire @ Bad Fiction January 20, 2013 at 4:40 pm

Beautiful perspective! And a non-snow picture!

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:36 am

I had so many snow pictures to include, but I thought I would be different! Thank you!

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HPMcQ January 20, 2013 at 4:41 pm

oooooooooo whats behind the door?

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:36 am

Lots and lots and lots of paintings! :)

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Midlife Singlemum January 20, 2013 at 7:24 pm

Love the lines, parallel and perpendicular.

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:36 am

Thank you R, I too am a sucker for lines, and big quite industrial feeling spaces! :D

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EDtots January 20, 2013 at 7:35 pm

Brilliant shot!

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:35 am

Thank you L xxx

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Emma Wright January 20, 2013 at 8:40 pm

What an amazing picture. Just great x

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:33 am

Thank you Emma, I am glad you like it! :)

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Lilinha Espindula January 20, 2013 at 9:07 pm

Very interesting photo! :) x

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:33 am

Thank you… Was determined not to include a snow picture this week! :)

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Cat (Yellow Days) January 20, 2013 at 10:21 pm

Wow, just beautiful!

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:32 am

Thanks Cat, much appreciated! :)

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thisdayilove - leyla January 20, 2013 at 11:24 pm

Thats amazing,

Thisdayilove

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:32 am

Thanks very much Leyla! :)

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bettyl January 21, 2013 at 12:10 am

Such an interesting shot. It’s quite mysterious.

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:32 am

Thanks Betty! I love huge great spaces like this! :)

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Madge @ The View From Right Here January 21, 2013 at 12:23 am

LOVE the light here, it really shows off the doorway… I’m so glad you came by to share on Weekly Top Shot #66!

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 10:32 am

Thank you Madge! :)

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Coombemill - Fiona January 21, 2013 at 11:15 am

Wow, this is such an interesting picture, with so many different shapes and shadows.

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bavaria January 21, 2013 at 1:10 pm

Thanks Fiona, I wasn’t sure whether to post this one as it didn’t seem “interesting” enough, but I am glad i did! :)

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Tanya January 21, 2013 at 5:22 pm

wonderful photo!

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bavaria January 22, 2013 at 10:37 am

Thank you Tanya! :)

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Fivegoblogging January 21, 2013 at 6:25 pm

The light in this photo is beautiful :-)

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bavaria January 22, 2013 at 10:36 am

Thank you very much! :)

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brooke January 28, 2013 at 3:28 pm

I actually recognized those stairs and hallway. Hooray for me, I enjoyed that museum too.

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bavaria January 28, 2013 at 7:17 pm

You, like me, have insider knowledge Brooke! Thanks for commenting :)

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