A Romanian tourist was arrested at the Athens Acropolis Tuesday after allegedly trying to steal pieces of marble from the ancient Greek landmark. The 36-year-old man was caught after another touris…
The 36-year-old man was caught after another tourist noticed him placing his hands on a section of the Propylaea — the remains of the gateway leading into the Acropolis — in a way that looked suspicious, according to Greek news outletWhen approached by police, the tourist claimed not to know taking the stone pieces was illegal and added they had already broken off the structure.
He is due to report to local prosecutors on Wednesday as part of standard procedure for such crimes, according toThe tourist was caught trying to take a piece of the Propylaea — the gateway to the Acropolis — by another touristTourists have been causing problems at the ancient site this summer as tourists flock back across the globe following the end of the pandemic.
Greece has begun putting measures in place to limit the numbers of tourists that can visit the AcropolisThe incident at the Acropolis was far from the first time a tourist was caught defaming priceless landmarks this summer. The statue had just gone through a three-year $150 million renovation, and the damage cost by the tourist is expected to cost about $19,000.Days earlier in Florence, Italy, a tourist climbed onto the Fountain of Neptune for a photo and broke a piece off the 16th-century statue. Repairs for those damages are expected to run over $5,000.
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