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The Gouged-Out Testicles of This Bull Mosaic in Italy Are Just Two More Victims of Tourists Abusing Monuments for Luck
City officials say the $35,000 repair used original drawings and old tiles, but critics argue the bull now looks visually castrated.
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"Why has the bull become an ox?": Milan's bull lost its attributes after the restoration – and the reactions are devastating.
Because superstitious tourists turn pirouettes on it, a bull mosaic had to be repaired in Milan. However, after the restoration, the famous »happiness testicles« almost disappeared.
·Germany
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The Age
The AgeRestorer denies removing ‘lucky’ testicles from Milan bull mosaic
The rampaging bull was so popular with people stamping on its groin area for good luck that it needed to be restored – but when the new tiles were revealed, two important bits appeared to be missing.
·North Sydney, Australia
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It lasted a few hours the exhibition of the restoration of the bull of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, promptly covered after the polemics due to the absence of "attributi" of the animal
·Italy
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