Teh One Who Knocks
05-05-2015, 10:56 AM
By Chris Kitching for MailOnline
A pair of tourists could face criminal charges in Italy after they shattered part of a priceless statue in the northern city of Cremona while trying to snap a selfie.
The holidaymakers, whose nationalities have not been revealed, caused the damage when they climbed onto the marble statue of Hercules at Loggia dei Militi palace.
A piece of the statue’s crown collapsed under the weight of the men, causing it to fall to the floor and shatter into pieces, according to Milan’s Corriere della Sera newspaper.
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The Statue of the Two Hercules, which was severely damaged in Friday night’s incident, is regarded as a symbol of the city.
It depicts two figures of Hercules – the city’s mythical founder – holding the emblem of Cremona.
Corriere della Sera reported that police have identified two men who they believe broke off the piece of the statue.
Experts are being brought in today to assess the damage and determine whether the statue can be repaired.
The newspaper said the statue was built at the beginning of 1700 and was originally displayed on top of the city’s gates.
The statue was moved around the city and has been in its current position at Loggia dei Militi palace since 1962.
Now a popular tourist attraction, the palace itself once housed Cremona’s militia and was completed in 1292.
Italy has a problem in recent months with tourists who have been behaving badly at some of the country’s historic landmarks.
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In April a Japanese woman was charged by police after she wrote her name and date on the dome of the Florence Cathedral.
She used an eyeliner pencil on the marble, but it did not cause any permanent damage.
A month before that incident two women from California were arrested for carving their initials into the Colosseum in Rome.
After carving the eight-inch high letters, the women posed for a selfie.
In 2013, an American tourist upset locals when he accidentally snapped the finger off a 600-year-old statue of the Virgin Mary at Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Museum of the Works of the Cathedral) in Florence.
The 55-year-old man, from New Fairfield, Connecticut, was attempting to compare his finger to one on the statue when the digit broke off.
A pair of tourists could face criminal charges in Italy after they shattered part of a priceless statue in the northern city of Cremona while trying to snap a selfie.
The holidaymakers, whose nationalities have not been revealed, caused the damage when they climbed onto the marble statue of Hercules at Loggia dei Militi palace.
A piece of the statue’s crown collapsed under the weight of the men, causing it to fall to the floor and shatter into pieces, according to Milan’s Corriere della Sera newspaper.
http://i.imgur.com/JId1Kam.png
The Statue of the Two Hercules, which was severely damaged in Friday night’s incident, is regarded as a symbol of the city.
It depicts two figures of Hercules – the city’s mythical founder – holding the emblem of Cremona.
Corriere della Sera reported that police have identified two men who they believe broke off the piece of the statue.
Experts are being brought in today to assess the damage and determine whether the statue can be repaired.
The newspaper said the statue was built at the beginning of 1700 and was originally displayed on top of the city’s gates.
The statue was moved around the city and has been in its current position at Loggia dei Militi palace since 1962.
Now a popular tourist attraction, the palace itself once housed Cremona’s militia and was completed in 1292.
Italy has a problem in recent months with tourists who have been behaving badly at some of the country’s historic landmarks.
http://i.imgur.com/8Y1qwFR.png
In April a Japanese woman was charged by police after she wrote her name and date on the dome of the Florence Cathedral.
She used an eyeliner pencil on the marble, but it did not cause any permanent damage.
A month before that incident two women from California were arrested for carving their initials into the Colosseum in Rome.
After carving the eight-inch high letters, the women posed for a selfie.
In 2013, an American tourist upset locals when he accidentally snapped the finger off a 600-year-old statue of the Virgin Mary at Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Museum of the Works of the Cathedral) in Florence.
The 55-year-old man, from New Fairfield, Connecticut, was attempting to compare his finger to one on the statue when the digit broke off.