Munich's Rathaus-Glockenspiel at night
The city hall tower contains the famous Rathaus-Glockenspiel. We see it here lit up at night.Posted in Places Tagged: architecture, cities, germany, glockenspiel, munich, night, photos, rathaus, tower
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