The lower part of the Canto alla Paglia Tabernacle in Florence collapsed: a tourist clung to the structure

It happened last night in Florence’s Piazza del Duomo: a tourist, together with a friend, grabbed onto the Tabernacle of the Canto alla Paglia, at the corner of Via de’ Cerretani and Borgo San Lorenzo, causing the lower part of the structure to collapse.

The marble Tabernacle holds a late 16th-century painting of the Madonna and Child.

Firefighters immediately responded to the scene and transennaded the area.

It is a serious fact that testifies to the lack of respect for ancient structures that belong to the history of a city: the Tabernacle is under the protection of Fine Arts.

Source: The Nation

Ph.Credit: view of Piazza del Duomo in Florence

The lower part of the Canto alla Paglia Tabernacle in Florence collapsed: a tourist clung to the structure

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