A group of
environmental activists threw mud on Thursday on the facade of the Basilica of
Sant Mark in Venice, in a protest that has resulted in the arrest of at least
six people.
Several of
these activists have used fire extinguishers to throw the mud on the south façade
and a column of the basilica, located in the central Sant Mark square. Then several
more have come together to display a banner on which you could read “Reparation
Fund”, the campaign promoted by organization Last Generation.
The maintenance
staff of the church itself have been able to clean up much of the dirt,
although the architect of the basilica, Mario Piana, who has arrived at the
site shortly after the incident, has harshly condemned this protest action,
according to the RAI network.
The mayor
of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, has also expressed on social media his discomfort at
an action he considers “very serious and shameful”, “it is legitimate to
express discrepancies, but always with respect for the law and our cultural and
religious heritage”, said Brugnaro, who criticized “vandalism” as a method of “finding
solutions” in the field of the environment.
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