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Cities at Night is a 3D virtual gallery on MyGallery3D, a walkable online exhibition of 14 works. Step inside and explore it in your browser: no app, no headset.

About this 3D exhibition14 works

Cities at Night

A 3D virtual museum of the city after dark. Neon, rain and long exposures: the hours when a city stops being infrastructure and starts being a mood.

The photographs in this online exhibition are contributed by photographers on Pexels and are free to use. Each is credited to the person who took it, with a link back to their work.

Works in this exhibition

  1. Motion and Towers, from Cities at Night

    Motion and Towers

    Long exposure techniques blur movement across the frame, creating flowing lines of light. The technique reveals how the nighttime city is defined not just by objects, but by motion itself.

    Photograph by Stephen Leonardi, via Pexels.

  2. Skyline of Contrasts, from Cities at Night

    Skyline of Contrasts

    Modern and historical architecture coexist in this dramatic night view. Illuminated skyscrapers tower above a centuries-old landmark, showing how cities layer their past and present after dark.

    Photograph by Manzoni Studios, via Pexels.

  3. Reflected City, from Cities at Night

    Reflected City

    Modern buildings mirror themselves in still water after dark. Architecture and reflection merge into one image.

    Photograph by Naeem Alterawy, via Pexels.

  4. Waterside Glow, from Cities at Night

    Waterside Glow

    Skyscrapers light the night air, their reflections rippling across water. Urban nightlife announces itself through this interplay of tower and surface.

    Photograph by Thilina Alagiyawanna, via Pexels.

  5. Aerial Glow, from Cities at Night

    Aerial Glow

    Seen from above, the city becomes a network of light. Roads and buildings merge into a luminous pattern that reveals the scale and structure of urban life at night.

    Photograph by Erik Mclean, via Pexels.

  6. Starlit Reflections, from Cities at Night

    Starlit Reflections

    A city skyline transforms beneath the night sky, its lights mirrored in still water below. Stars punctuate the darkness above, suggesting how urban illumination competes with the natural night.

    Photograph by Johannes Plenio, via Pexels.

  7. Water and Reflection, from Cities at Night

    Water and Reflection

    Still water doubles the city's glow in this captivating view. The reflection transforms the skyline into something almost dreamlike, blurring the line between the built world and its mirror.

    Photograph by Vijit Bagh, via Pexels.

  8. Tranquil Illumination, from Cities at Night

    Tranquil Illumination

    Vibrant lights dance across calm water in this quiet urban moment. The contrast between stillness and illumination captures a different side of the city at night.

    Photograph by Mack Kamp, via Pexels.

  9. Austin After Dark, from Cities at Night

    Austin After Dark

    Skyscrapers glow against the night sky. A city's illuminated architecture defines the urban nightscape.

    Photograph by Alberto Alvarez, via Pexels.

  10. Motion and Light, from Cities at Night

    Motion and Light

    Light trails streak across an urban highway while buildings glow overhead. This captures the city's nocturnal energy. both still and in motion.

    Photograph by Tnarg, via Pexels.

  11. Eastern Architecture at Night, from Cities at Night

    Eastern Architecture at Night

    A single illuminated building becomes a focal point in the darkness. This intimate view shows how individual structures command attention when day fades away.

    Photograph by Ricky Esquivel, via Pexels.

  12. Density After Dark, from Cities at Night

    Density After Dark

    An aerial perspective reveals how lights map urban density from above. At night, a city's concentration becomes visible as a glowing archipelago.

    Photograph by Jimmy Liao, via Pexels.

  13. Glowing Towers, from Cities at Night

    Glowing Towers

    Skyscrapers glow against the darkness, their lights defining the city's vertical shape. This is the nocturnal cityscape at its most vivid.

    Photograph by Andres Idda Bianchi, via Pexels.

  14. River Mirror, from Cities at Night

    River Mirror

    Illuminated buildings cast themselves onto water below, creating a doubled image. Reflection reveals how the city extends itself through its night.

    Photograph by Elsie Soto, via Pexels.