World's largest Stations of Cross

Anyone making their way along Rome's Via della Conciliazione toward St. Peter's Basilica this Lent will be greeted by the world’s largest bronze representation of the stations of the cross. A total of 49 statues and 11 crosses form the 14 scenes that depict Christ's condemnation to death, the carrying of the cross, his crucifixion, death and burial.

The striking stations that now line the road leading to Catholicism's most famous church took five years of work and 10 tons of bronze to complete. The bronze figures were made for the city of Coquimbo, Chile, which will be their destination after their Lenten exhibition in Rome comes to a close on April 27.