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A German tourist destroys a 16th century statue in Italy
He broke a piece of marble when he climbed onto the fountain's centerpiece, a giant statue of Neptune, the god of the seas in Greek mythology. As the man was leaving the fountain, he broke another part of the statue, which was the horse's hoof.
The damage amounted to about R$27,000 and the visitor had to pay a fine.
Inscription on the wall of the Colosseum
A tourist vandalizes the Colosseum in Rome
The tourist later apologized for the vandalism in a letter, arguing that he was not aware of the monument's age. “I confess with deep embarrassment that I did not learn about the antiquity of the monument until after the unfortunate incident.”
After this case, two more similar cases occurred at the Colosseum. On July 17, a 17-year-old German student was seen scribbling on a wall. Days earlier, on July 14, a Swiss teenager of the same age was photographed engraving her initial on the memorial.
The Colosseum is a building built between the 70s and 80s AD, during the Roman Empire. It is considered one of the greatest symbols of ancient Rome and one of the most famous monuments in the world.
The place hosted many events, but the most famous were gladiator fights (there were also simulations of famous battles and hunts). The place is inhabited by more than 50 thousand people.
A tourist climbs a pyramid in Mexico and is arrested
In the pictures, it is possible to see the tourist being threatened and beaten by other visitors. After spending 12 hours in detention, the tourist was released and had to pay a fine of 5,000 Mexican pesos (about 1,360 Brazilian reals).
The pyramid is the Temple of Kukulkan, the main attraction at Chichen Itza, which was a pre-Columbian city built by the Mayans. The monument is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Mexico. Its construction began in the sixth century AD and was completed in the ninth century AD.
Pictures of buttocks in Egypt
The man did not have a passport when employees of the archaeological area discovered him, and it appears that he was under the influence of some substance that affected his behavior.
The tourist is an American national He was investigated for “attacking public morals.”But he was released less than 24 hours later, the source said.
The prosecution decided to release the tourist and his companion who was traveling with him after paying 5,000 Egyptian pounds (about 300 US dollars) for each of them, as announced in a statement.
Night at the Eiffel Tower
In August, two people spent an entire night in an area restricted to the public at the Eiffel Tower in France. They were asleep when a security guard discovered them early in the morning, according to Radio France Internationale news agency.
According to the Paris prosecutor's office, the American tourists “remained trapped there because they were drunk.” The prosecution explained that no damage was observed at the site, and that the fine for trespassing on a historical or cultural site was rejected. The police command refused to comment on the case.
