On Friday, a man was filmed carving his fiancée’s name into the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. The roughly 2,000-year-old freestanding amphitheater is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
“I consider it very serious, unworthy, and a sign of great incivility that a tourist defaces one of the most famous places in the world, the Colosseum, to engrave the name of his fiancée,” Gennaro Sangiuliano, Italy’s Minister of Culture, posted on Twitter on Monday.
Reputo gravissimo, indegno e segno di grande inciviltà, che un turista sfregi uno dei luoghi più celebri al mondo, il Colosseo, per incidere il nome della sua fidanzata. Spero che chi ha compiuto questo gesto venga individuato e sanzionato secondo le nostre leggi. pic.twitter.com/p8Jss1GWuY
— Gennaro Sangiuliano (@g_sangiuliano) June 26, 2023
“I hope that whoever did this will be identified and sanctioned according to our laws,” he stated.
The tweet includes a video of the vandal carving into the stone of the Colosseum with keys, which a bystander captured.
According to the Italian news site ANSA, the carving read “Ivan + Haley 23,” and the individual in the video has yet to be identified by authorities.
According to the outlet, he faces a minimum fine of 15,000 euros and a possible prison sentence of up to five years.
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