Tourists damaging historic monuments...
It's nothing new where a tourist will climb a statue in a public place with the intent of posing for a selfie. Many of these carvings are made from marble and a few hundred years old. Huge statues, despite their size are fragile and can easily fracture when force is applied.This past weekend, a German tourist climbed the Fountain of Neptune in Florence, Italy, causing damage estimated at 5,000 Euros.
The act was caught on surveillance cameras and the man was uploading his photos to X (formerly Twitter) so there is substantial proof who did the damage.
Hopefully, he will receive a fine for his action and this will send a message that public statues are off-limits for people to touch.
While this one was an act of stupidly, there are people who deface art/statues intentionally. Hopefully the fines are greater for them.
The tourist had to go past a gate, climb a fountain retaining wall, walk a few feet in the fountain to get to the base of the statue.
Comments (2)
Killroy was here. Ancient Rome had graffiti. So did Egypt. Tagging is a habit with jerks. I blame it on lack of respect for anything and ego problems from lack of disapline and education. Just stick em in stocks and throw tomatos at them.
Killroy was here. Ancient Rome had graffiti. So did Egypt. Tagging is a habit with jerks. I blame it on lack of respect for anything and ego problems from lack of disapline and education. Just stick em in stocks and throw tomatos at them.
Fining them money may help...as a deterrent or banning them from future visits...
Silly people...no respect...