German tourist damages Florence's Neptune Fountain to take photo

Police say a tourist from Berlin climbed the 16th-century monument in central Florence, inflicting damages estimated at €5,000

Transcript

00:00 Captured on security cameras. The moment a German tourist climbed on the fountain of

00:06 Neptune in Florence to take a photo.

00:10 He broke off a piece of marble as he clambered onto the 16th century statues chariot and

00:15 damaged a horse`s foot on the way back down.

00:19 Later identified, he faces a stiff fine after causing about 5,000 euros in damage to the

00:25 monument.

00:26 Sadly, this is not the first incident of vandalism of Italy`s historical attractions

00:32 this summer. A few weeks ago, German tourists sprayed graffiti on the exterior of the historic

00:38 Vasari Corridor, also in Florence.

00:42 And in June, another visitor, this time a Bulgarian living in Britain, scratched his

00:47 and his girlfriend`s name with a key on an internal wall of the 2,000-year-old Colosseum

00:52 in Rome.

00:53 He faces a fine of up to 15,000 euros and a year in prison.

00:57 [WHOOSH]