The tourist who scratched his name on a wall of the Colosseum in Rome has apologized. The man says he didn’t know the Colosseum was so old.
This week, the man published a letter from him “to all Italians and the whole world”. “I admit with deep shame that I only learned of the age of the monument after what unfortunately happened,” the Italian newspaper quoted. The messenger.
The man scratched his name and his girlfriend’s name into the nearly two-thousand-year-old walls of the Colosseum almost two weeks ago. Another tourist filmed the action and posted the video online.
Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano reacted furiously to the action. He called the action “unworthy and a sign of great discourtesy”. He called on people to find the man via Twitter.
If the tourist is convicted of the crime, he could face a fine of up to 15,000 euros and a prison sentence of two to five years. His lawyer hopes the letter will help avoid the harshest punishment.
The Colosseum is one of the most famous symbols of Rome and is a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2023-07-06 17:01:00
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