Vatican City, Italy (Enclave of Rome): Vatican Museums: Pius Christian Museum: Palm Sunday
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The photograph shows a carved stone that depicts Christ's Passion. It is held in the Pius Christian Museum, which is part of the Vatican Museums. The Vatican Museums are public galleries that display about 20,000 of 70K works collected by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries. The museums were founded by Pope Julius II in the early 16th century. Only the Louvre in France receives more annual visitors than the Vatican Museums. The museums consist of 24 galleries, with the Sistine Chapel being the last room visited. The sculpture depicts Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, riding a donkey. The cheering crowd waved palm branches and laid cloaks on the ground before him.
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