Not the smartest point to do, as the last person who did this in 2014 (a Russian vacationer, obviously) was caught and served a enormous fine. In accordance to Italian news company ANSA, the act could carry a prison sentence of up to five years and a €15,000 (approx $sixteen,400) good.
Source: Telegraph
A man caught carving a romantic information on to the partitions of the Colosseum triggered uproar in Italy.
In a video clip posted on-line, a young male carrying a backpack was witnessed employing a established of keys to carve the words “Ivan + Hayley 23” in complete see of other visitors.
The minute was filmed by a bystander on June 23, in accordance to the video’s time stamp, but was only picked up by Italian media on Monday.
The guy, who was joined by a woman at his side, did not try to hide his steps when he seen he was currently being filmed.
Instead, he grinned at the digicam and continued to scratch the bricks even as the particular person filming was read stating: “Are you f—–g significant, guy? That is f—-d-up, man. Silly a—–e.”
The movie, which was captioned: “A—–e tourist carves identify in Colosseum in Rome”, drew a furious reaction on social media.
Italy’s Minister of Culture claims the gentleman will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the regulation.
Reputo gravissimo, indegno e segno di grande inciviltà, che un turista sfregi uno dei luoghi più celebri al mondo, il Colosseo, for every 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
