How Mountains Are Made 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.
A 3D virtual gallery of mountains: high, cold, indifferent places, and the slow collision of continents that raised them.
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.

A snow-covered mountain peak rises against a clear blue sky. The image captures the stark clarity of high altitude.
Photograph by Tembela Bohle, via Pexels.

Mountains in soft sunset light suggest the quietness of high places at day's end. This serene moment captures mountain beauty in transition.
Photograph by Raymond Petrik, via Pexels.

Snow-covered peaks stand against blue sky with scattered clouds. The image distills the quiet essence of mountains in winter.
Photograph by Diana ✨, via Pexels.

Snow-covered peaks dominate a rocky mountain landscape under clear skies. The photograph documents the texture and drama of high places.
Photograph by Valdemaras D., via Pexels.

Snow-capped mountains rise against an expansive blue sky. A landscape that speaks to the scale and grandeur of high terrain.
Photograph by Nikita Krasnov, via Pexels.

A single snow-covered summit nearly disappears into cloud. The obscured view reminds us that mountains often hide their own heights.
Photograph by Sergio Zhukov, via Pexels.

A snow-covered mountain peak catches the early light under clear skies. The photograph captures a moment of stillness in high places.
Photograph by Ekam Juneja, via Pexels.

Seen from above, snow-covered mountains unfold across the frame. This aerial perspective emphasizes the scale of high places.
Photograph by Bas Linders, via Pexels.

Snow-covered peaks stand sharp against clear sky. The clarity here offers a different kind of mountain presence: clean, bright, defined.
Photograph by Alan Kabeš, via Pexels.

Snow-covered mountain peaks stand sharp and defined beneath clear winter light. A study in the stark beauty of high altitude.
Photograph by Marek Piwnicki, via Pexels.

Snow-covered Alps peaks rise into clear blue sky. The photograph captures the distinctive character of this high mountain region.
Photograph by Heinz Klier, via Pexels.

Snow-covered summits rise beyond a forested lower slope. The layered composition shows how mountains dominate their surroundings.
Photograph by eberhard grossgasteiger, via Pexels.

A dramatic clouded sky frames a snow-capped Himalayan peak. The interplay of cloud and stone defines this high landscape.
Photograph by urtimud.89, via Pexels.

A snow-capped mountain commands the frame beneath an unsettled sky. The drama overhead mirrors the scale of the peak itself.
Photograph by urtimud.89, via Pexels.