Stepping stones above perpetually flowing water needed to cross streets and keep the way clear for carts, archaeological site of Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, province of Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Stepping stones above perpetually flowing water needed to cross streets and keep the way clear for carts, archaeological site of Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, province of Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Stepping stones above perpetually flowing water needed to cross street and keep the way clear for carts, archaeological site of Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, province of Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Pope Francis presides over Good Friday's Way of the Cross (Via Crucis) at St. Peter's Square, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Summit cross of Mount Catria and Milky Way, Marche, Italy, Europe

Easter Holy Week Way of the Cross procession and crucifixion during annual Moriones festival in the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Way of the Cross, Holy Week, Paris, France, Europe

Pack horses on their way down cross a wire bridge, Tzum Valley, Nepal, Asia

A group of Franciscan pilgrims wearing ceremonial shawls near the Jaffa Gate during Easter celebrations, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Group of Palestinian nuns praying on Good Friday at the Third Station of the Cross, Via Dolorosa, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Orthodox Good Friday processions on the Way of the Cross. Old City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Orthodox Good Friday processions on the Way of the Cross. Old City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Pilgrim's hand caressing the stone at Station VI on the Via Dolorosa during Good Friday Catholic procession, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Way of the Cross, Holy Week, Paris, France, Europe

Station on the Way of the Cross, Cotonou, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Station on the Way of the Cross, Cotonou, Benin, West Africa, Africa

The amazing area of the southern Milky Way in Carina and Crux, the brightest part of the Milky Way after the galactic core region. At right is the Carina Nebula, with the Southern Pleiades cluster, IC 2602, below it. The Football Cluster, NGC 3532, is at upper left of the Carina Nebula. At centre is the region of Lambda Centauri, with the star cluster NGC 3766, the Pearl Cluster, above the emission nebulosity. At left is the Southern Cross, with the dark Coal Sack at bottom left of the Cross, with thin tendrils extending to the right. To the left of Alpha Cruxis at the bottom of the Cross is the star cluster NGC 4609; aboive Alpha is NGC 4649. To the left of Beta Cruxis at the left side of the Cross is the Jewel Box Cluster, NGC 4755.

Crab crossing caution street sign on only road Big Corn Island Nicaragua Central America

Splendours of the southern Milky Way from Vela (at top right) to Centaurus (at bottom left), including the Carina Nebula, Crux and Coal Sack, and Alpha and Beta Centauri. A part of the huge Gum Nebula is at far right. The False Cross is at right, with the large cluster NGC 2516, the Diamond Cluster, below it. The globular cluster Omega Centauri is at upper left.

Cerro de Guadalupe, from Cerro de Monserrate, Bogota, Colombia

The region of the Milky Way in Puppis and Vela encompassing the vast Gum Nebula, a photographic object only. Sirius and Canis Major are at right; Canopus in Carina is at bottom. The False Cross and the open cluster NGC 2516 are at left.

Milky Way over Chapel near Hofaschenbach, Hesse, Rhoen, Germany

Stations of the cross at the Calvary, Kastelruth, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Castillo de Clavijo, view from the castle near Logrono, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, La Riojo, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Rhinoceros (Rhinocerotidae), young crossing a dirt track, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, northeast India, India, Asia

Tiger (Panthera tigris), walking in front of tourist vehicles on a safari, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Tiger (Panthera tigris), walking in front of tourist vehicles on a safari, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Tiger (Panthera tigris), walking in front of tourist vehicles on a safari, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Group of lions (Panthera leo) walking past a safari vehicle, Hlane Royal National Park, Swaziland, Africa

Land Rover in stony desert landscape, Brandberg Mountain backdrop, near Uis, Namibia, Africa

Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday with mining motifs on the Haniel slag heap, at the Prosper-Haniel mine, Bottrop, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Ninth relief, Stations of the Cross to Dusenbach monastery, Jesus falling for a third time under the weight of the cross, Ribeauville, Alsace, France, Europe

Aerial view, Kamener Kreuz, a cloverleaf interchange, motorway junction, A1 motorway, A2 motorway, Hansalinie motorway, Kamen, Ruhrgebiet area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Field cross at Rappensee, left behind Kleiner Rappenkopf, 2276m, Allgäu Alps, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Kriziu kalnas, The Hill of Crosses, a site of pilgrimage, 12 km north of the city of Siauliai, Lithuania, Northern Europe

Aerial view, ADAC monument to honour the Yellow Angels, artist Alex Gockel, at the Kamener Kreuz, cross junction of the A1 and A2 motorways, Kamen, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Wayside cross on snowy mountain slope, cloudy skies, Burstkopf, Balderschwang, Oberallgäu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Summer holiday in 1960: German coach on the way to (South Tyrol) (Italy) (Tyrol) (Austria), in front of the Gasthof Reschen Scheideck, today Hotel am Reschensee. The Reschen Pass crosses the main Alpine ridge and separates the Oetztal Alps in the east from the Sesvenna Group in the west. It connects the Vinschgau Valley with the Upper Inn Valley, Italy, Europe

Stone cross on rock, end of the Way of St James at Cape Finisterre, A Coruna Province, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday with mining motifs on the Haniel slag heap, Prosper-Haniel mine, Bottrop, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Sign, "Ruheforst" marking a woodland burial site, alternative cemetery, Palatinate region, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Pilgrimage route with chapels to the Madonna del Sasso pilgrimage church, Canton Ticino, Switzerland, Europe

Pilgrimage route with chapels to the Madonna del Sasso pilgrimage church, Canton Ticino, Switzerland, Europe

Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday with mining motifs on the Haniel slag heap, at the Prosper-Haniel mine, Bottrop, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

St Ottilia's Monastery, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aerial photo, Kamen cross, junction A1 A2, Kamen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Hiking sign, signpost at Seewassernock (2433 m), wayside cross, field cross, Materl, crucifix, Speikboden, Ahrntal, Valle Aurina, Pustertal, Valle Pusteria, Central Alps, Zillertal Alps, Main Alpine Ridge, South Tyrol, Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Entrance of the Kalivianis convent, orphanage, girl boarding school and retirement home, Crete, Greece, Europe

Milk cans lined up on a wooden bench, window and shrine with Jesus on the cross, facade made of rough stones from an alpine pasture, Gramaialm, Alpenpark Karwendel, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Overloaded jeep after crossing the Babusar Pass on the way down to Chillas, North West Frontier, Pakistan, South Asia

Republic of Colombia, Landscape in the Department of Huila near the Tatacoa Desert, Desierto de la Tatacoa, Mule and wayside shrine, Colombia, South America

Night sky with stars and milky way over Lechtal mountains, in the foreground summit cross of the Geierkopf with tent, Reutte, Ammergau Alps, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday with mining motifs on the Haniel slag heap, at the Prosper-Haniel mine, Bottrop, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial photo, Kamen cross, junction A1 A2, Kamen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Tenth relief, Stations of the Cross to Dusenbach monastery, men undressing Jesus, Ribeauville, Alsace, France, Europe

Aerial view, Kamener Kreuz, a cloverleaf interchange, motorway junction, A1 motorway, A2 motorway, Hansalinie motorway, Kamen, Ruhrgebiet area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Wayside shrine near Volkach, Mainfranken, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday with mining motifs on the Haniel slag heap, at the Prosper-Haniel mine, Bottrop, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Pedestrian and bicycle path on the Rodenkirchen Rheinbruecke highway bridge over the Rhine, Rodenkirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Wayside cross on the main road in front of the village of Pattigham, Innviertel, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Wayside cross, wooden cross with Jesus figure near Pfaffenhofen, Ilmtal, Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Blue SUV in front of the Sultan's Palace, Al Alam Palace, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Middle East

Motorway bridge and historic Steel Bridge, Willamette River, Portland, Oregon, USA

Alcanada Lighthouse in Mallorca, Spain, Europe

Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday with mining motifs on the Haniel slag heap, at the Prosper-Haniel mine, Bottrop, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday with mining motifs on the Haniel slag heap, at the Prosper-Haniel mine, Bottrop, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday with mining motifs on the Haniel slag heap, at the Prosper-Haniel mine, Bottrop, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Jeep at high speed on a desert road, Sahara, Libya, Africa

Linden tree with wayside cross, Osterhorn group, Koppl, Flachgau, Land Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Christian statue at a road bend, Wallis, Wallis and Futuna, Oceania

Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday with mining motifs on the Haniel slag heap, at the Prosper-Haniel mine, Bottrop, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Eighth relief, Stations of the Cross to Dusenbach monastery, Jesus comforting distressed women, Ribeauville, Alsace, France, Europe

Way cross with alpine hut in autumnal mountain landscape with threatening cloudy sky, Pfossental, Merano, Vinschgau, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Field cross, Freudental, Allensbach am Bodensee, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Sixth relief, Stations of the Cross to Dusenbach monastery, Veronica passing a damp cloth to Jesus, Ribeauville, Alsace, France, Europe

Red traffic light city

Wayside shrine, wayside shrine under a lime tree, Weissenkirchen in the Attergau, Hausruck Quarter, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Hiking trail through beech forest in autumn, morning fog, sun shines through the foliage, cross processed, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Wayside shrine near Volkach, Mainfranken, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Alcanada Lighthouse in Mallorca, Spain, Europe

4x4 vehicle on a dirt road in the Bungle Bungle, Purnululu National Park, Australia

Aerial view of Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, America

Aerial photo, Leverkusener Kreuz intersection, intersection A1 A3 motorways, fisheye, Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Forth relief, Stations of the Cross to Dusenbach monastery, Jesus meeting his mother, Ribeauville, Alsace, France, Europe

Way cross with path in autumnal mountain landscape with threatening cloudy sky, Pfossental, Merano, Vinschgau, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Drone image, wayside cross near Pattigham, Innviertel, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Wayside shrine in front of mountains on the mainland, Pag Island, Croatia, Europe

Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday with mining motifs on the Haniel slag heap, at the Prosper-Haniel mine, Bottrop, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial photo, Leverkusener Kreuz intersection, intersection A1 A3 motorways, fisheye, Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Kamener Kreuz, a cloverleaf interchange, motorway junction, A1 motorway, A2 motorway, Hansalinie motorway, Kamen, Ruhrgebiet area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Wayside cross, field cross, Materl, wooden carved Jesus on the cross, Prettau, Predoi, Ahrntal, Valle Aurina, Pustertal, Valle Pusteria, Central Alps, Main Alpine Ridge, South Tyrol, Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Verkerhrschild mit Bergziehen, Young mountain goat crossing the path with young one, composition, Rocky Mountains, Canada, North America

Aerial photo, Kamen cross, junction A1 A2, Kamen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Wayside cross in the Lorettowiesen, view of the mountains near Oberstdorf, Rubihorn 1937 m, Gaisalphorn 1953 m, Schattenberg 1721 m, Allgaeu Alps, Allgaeu, Bavaria

4WD vehicle on a dirt road in the Bungle Bungle, Purnululu National Park, Australia

Weg der Hoffnung, work of art, memorial, food for thought, an art project of the Point Alpha Foundation, The Weg der Hoffnung with its 14 stations ties in with the Christian Way of the Cross, Point Alpha, memorial, commemorative and meeting place on the road between Geisa (Thuringia) and Rasdorf (Hesse), Germany, Europe

Way up, road, tower, wall, Sanctuary de la Vera Cruz, Santurio, sanctuary of the true cross, church, castle, museum, Caravaca de la Cruz, sacred city, Murcia, Spain, Europe

Tourists on a vehicle taking picture of a wild tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) crossing the forest track, while on safari, in the dry jungle, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, Inida

First relief, Stations of the Cross to Dusenbach monastery, Jesus receiving death sentence, Ribeauville, Alsace, France, Europe

Old Town Hall in front of Schloss Engers Castle, Neuwied-Engers, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe