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Priest recreates the Vatican using half a million Lego

Yes, that’s a nun with a selfie stick.

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Pope Francis is heading to the States next week, but will he get to see one man’s recreation of the Vatican?  

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Rev. Bob Simon used some very special bricks to recreate the Vatican: Lego. He told CBS Philly that he’s not entirely sure, but he thinks “there’s about half a million pieces in it.” The model includes a Lego Pope looking out over St. Peter’s Square, and a recreation of St. Peter’s Basilica. There’s also a nun with a selfie stick and, of course, a Lego version of Simon. 

He claims he used a photo of the Vatican from a book to model the project on, as well as Google Earth and YouTube. His piece, which took him nearly a year to build, is currently on display at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, as part of an exhibit on the history of the Vatican.  

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The Pope doesn’t have plans to visit the exhibit, but he’s no doubt seen photos on Twitter

H/T Time | Photo via diana_robinson/Flickr (CC BY ND 2.0)

 
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