Massive LEGO Vatican St. Peter’s Basilica with 500k+ Pieces!

Beyond the Brick’s Matthew Kay and Joshua Hanlon talk with Rev. Bob Simon about his huge LEGO Vatican. It measures 14 feet long by 6.5 feet long. Bob doesn’t know the exact number of bricks used (probably around 500,000), but he says there are 44,000 cobblestones (gray 1x1 round tiles) in St. Peter’s Square. The colonnade on St. Peter’s Basilica required 6,000 round 2x2 bricks for the columns. The build will be on display at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia from September 19 through February 15 in conjunction with the Pope’s visit to the United States. Bob completed his Masters degree at the University of Notre Dame in 1996. NOTE TO MEDIA: Email beyondthebricktv@ for permission to use any part of this video. Watch many more awesome LEGO videos from BrickFair VA 2015: Check out the world’s largest LEGO ship: This video is brought to you by -- Subscribe to Beyond the Brick on YouTube - Circle Beyond the Brick on Google - Follow Beyond the Brick on Twitter - Like Beyond the Brick on Facebook: