February impressions Munich

The Chinese "Garden of Fragrance and Splendour", designed according to Feng Shui principles, is part of the Asia ensemble in Westpark.

The Badenburg is located at the southeastern end of the Great Lake. The structure dominates parts of the lake, as it smoothly sits into a visual axis where it can also be seen from the north. The castle was built by Joseph Effner from 1718 to 1722. For centuries it was the first large building in Europe that was used solely for the purpose of enjoying a comfortable bath.[33] As part of the restoration from 1983–84, the wooden shingle roof and the ocher-yellow coloring of the building were restored. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphenburg_Palace_Park

The Badenburg is located at the southeastern end of the Great Lake. The structure dominates parts of the lake, as it smoothly sits into a visual axis where it can also be seen from the north. The castle was built by Joseph Effner from 1718 to 1722. For centuries it was the first large building in Europe that was used solely for the purpose of enjoying a comfortable bath.[33] As part of the restoration from 1983–84, the wooden shingle roof and the ocher-yellow coloring of the building were restored. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphenburg_Palace_Park

A buzy drake mallard. The mallard is considered to be a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Unlike many waterfowl, mallards are considered an invasive species in some regions. It is a very adaptable species, being able to live and even thrive in urban areas which may have supported more localised, sensitive species of waterfowl before development.

The Amalienburg is located in the Amalienburg garden, which adjoins the garden parterre to the south. It was designed by François Cuvilliés (the Older) and built from 1734 to 1739 as a hunting lodge for pheasant hunting. Although the Rocaille is the leading form in the ornamentation of early Rococo, floral ornament motifs still predominate in the building. In front of the entrance in the west is a curved courtyard. A staircase leads to the outside on the eastern side. Originally there was a garden parterre related to the building, which due to the later redesign of the landscape style is no longer recognizable. The one-story Rococo building was a gift from Elector Karl Albrecht to his wife Amalie. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphenburg_Palace_Park

The Nymphenburg Palace (German: Schloss Nymphenburg, Palace of the Nymphs) is a Baroque palace situated in Munich's western district Neuhausen-Nymphenburg, in Bavaria, southern Germany. Combined with the adjacent Nymphenburg Palace Park it constitutes one of the premier royal palaces of Europe. Its frontal width of 632 m (2,073 ft) (north-south axis) even surpasses Versailles Palace. The Nymphenburg served as the main summer residence for the former rulers of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach.

Sun glow in the evening on the plumage of the mallards. Most of the water birds are dozing in the sun, it had about minus 8 degrees Celsius.