Defaced in the night the Vasari Corridor

Defaced in the night by unknown persons the columns of the Vasari Corridor in Florence. A character was written on each column: “Dks 1860.” The mayor of the Tuscan capital Dario Nardella broke the news with a post on Facebook: “This morning we woke up to this shameful act of vandalism on the columns of the Vasarian Corridor. We immediately launched an investigation with the municipal police and made contact with the Carabinieri. We will use all available cameras and tools to identify these despicable individuals in order to punish them appropriately. We have notified the Superintendence and spoken with the Uffizi management, whom we thank because they have assured us that they will intervene promptly for removal and cleanup. Alia is mobilized to do all the necessary surveying and any intervention needs. Those who damage cultural heritage commit a very serious crime.”

Uffizi Galleries Director Eike Schmidt bha also commented on the vandalism: “I condemn in no uncertain terms the soiling of the pillars of the Vasarian Corridor that occurred last night. Since the discovery of the detestable act at dawn, carabinieri have been hard at work analyzing video recordings and following up on various related clues. Clearly, this is not the whim of a drunken man but a premeditated act, and I remind you that for such cases in the United States there is a prison term of up to five years. Enough with token punishments and fancy extenuating circumstances! We need the hard fist of the law here!”

“We immediately moved by promoting a regulation that aims to make those responsible for these acts pay for the huge costs of restoration work,” said Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano. “The ddl passed by the government has already been approved in the Senate, after the summer break we count on getting the final go-ahead with the okay of the House. The novelty is in the fact that the fine will be imposed by the prefects. They will be very quick penalties. The criminal ones, on the other hand, remain reserved for the autonomous assessment of the judiciary. The Ministry, meanwhile, is becoming a civil party in various trials against eco-vandals.”

Defaced in the night the Vasari Corridor

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