2023-06-28 12:57:00
Italians are furious after an English-speaking man filmed a tourist scribbling “Ivan + Hayley” on the wall of Rome’s ancient Colosseum.
In the video the man can be seen making the inscription on one of the bricks, probably trying to reflect the date of his visit last Friday, June 23.
As detailed by the British newspaper Daily Mail, the tourist who carved the walls, wore shorts and a blue T-shirt, and he smiled at the camera when he realized he was being filmed.
The video was shared on Reddit with the caption: “A tourist carves a name into the Colosseum in Rome.”
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Tourist wrote on a brick of the Colosseum
After the video was shared online, many users were quick to comment, sharing their outrage and speculating that the man’s name was “Ivan” and “Hayley” was his girlfriend. Also They asked that the video be sent to the police. for the vandal to be stopped.
As detailed, if they manage to catch the young man, he could face a fine of up to 15,000 Euros and could even end up with a year in jail.
In a statement, Italy’s Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said: “I consider it very serious, unworthy and it is a sign of great impoliteness for a tourist to deface one of the most famous places in the world, a historical heritage like the Colosseum, to engrave the name of his fiancée. I hope that whoever made this gesture in the Flavio Amphitheater will be identified and punished in accordance with our laws.”
Alfonsina Russo, director of the Colosseum, told MailOnline: “The Carabinieri police are now tracking this man and we will see if we can catch him. When you have uneducated people in the Colosseum, this kind of vandalism happens and I hope there are no imitators.”
This is not the first time tourists have been fined for vandalizing what is believed to be the world’s largest amphitheater. In 2020, an Irish tourist was arrested for allegedly carving his initials into the Colosseum as well.
The Colosseum is considered one of the seven wonders of the modern world and is a World Heritage Site.
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