The American man who filmed a tourist carving his name into the ancient Colosseum in Rome, Italy, said he was 'dumbfounded' that someone would deface the monument.
California resident Ryan Lutz had just finished a guided tour of the famed Colosseum when he noticed another tourist carving his name into the wall.had just finished a guided tour of the Colosseum on Friday when he witnessed the man"blatantly carving his name" into the wall – an incident that was so shocking to him that he began recording.
Lutz said he alerted a guard to the situation, but that the guard and his supervisor did nothing, even after Lutz identified the man and offered to share the video. He decided to publish the video online the morning after the incident once he had calmed down. Lutz, who says he appreciates graffiti and art, said"carving your name seems like a pretty selfish act," adding that people visiting foreign countries cannot repay their hosts"with blatant disrespect like this."
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