Two more tourists caught defacing Rome’s Colosseum with engravings
Dimitrov published an apology in the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero after he was outed for the graffiti.” to have not realized “the seriousness of the deed committed.” He said he did not know the ancient age of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
“Through these lines I would like to address my heartfelt and honest apologies to the Italians and to the whole world for the damage caused to an asset which, in fact, is the heritage of all humanity,” Dimitrov wrote. Carving into the Colosseum is not a new trend. Several names can already be found engraved into various walls of the historic structure.FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images
In 2014, a Russian tourist was fined €20,000 and received a four-year suspended jail sentence for engraving a big letter ‘K’ on a wall of the Colosseum.The following year, two American tourists were also cited for aggravated damage after they carved their names into the monument.between AD 70 and AD 72 and was completed by AD 80. Located just east of Palatine Hill, the giant amphitheater became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.
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