Pilatus (mountain)
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Pilatus, also often referred to as Mount Pilatus, is a mountain massif overlooking Lucerne in Central Switzerland. It is composed of several peaks, of which the highest is named Tomlishorn.
Pilatus above Lake Lucerne
Newest aerial cable car (called Dragon Ride) arriving at top station of Pilatus
Pilatus mountain seen from Gisikon Root
Panoramic view towards Mythen
Pontius Pilate
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Pontius Pilate was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD. He is best known for being the official who presided over the trial of Jes
Pilatus (mountain)
…and taking a trolleybus back to Lucerne. A few different local legends about the origin of the name exist. One claims that Pilatus was named so because Pontius Pilate was buried there. However, a similar legend is told of Monte Vettore in Italy. Another is that the mountain looks like the belly of a large man, Pilate…
Ecce Homo ("Behold the Man"), Antonio Ciseri's depiction, c. 1860, of Pilate presenting a scourged Jesus to the people of Jerusalem
Duccio, Christ before Pilate, c. 1310, from his Maestà in Siena
Christ before Pilate, Mihály Munkácsy, 1881
A remorseful Pilate prepares to kill himself. Engraving by G. Mochetti after B. Pinelli, early 19th century.