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Tourist Damages Landmark Neptune Statue in Florence Trying to Touch “Private Parts”
Fountain of Neptune, Florence, Italy. Credit: George Groutas / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 A tourist has damaged part of the Fountain of Neptune in Florence, Italy, a historic landmark linked to the Roman god Neptune—known as Poseidon in Greek mythology—officials said. The incident occurred on Saturday at Piazza della Signoria, a central square that draws large numbers of visitors each year. Authorities said a 28-year-old tourist climbed over a protectiv…
A 28-year-old Danish tourist has been fined five thousand euros (121,750 CZK) for groping the world-famous 16th-century Fountain of Neptune in Florence. She wanted to touch the genitals of the five-meter marble statue as part of a "pre-wedding challenge."
In Florence, a 28-year-old tourist was arrested after climbing Neptune's fountain for a challenge during a girl's funeral, causing damage to this emblematic 16th-century monument.
28-year-old woman said her friends challenged her to 'touch the intimate parts of the statue'. Specialists estimated the cost of the damage at 5,000 euros
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