Statue of Ioannis Kapodistrias Vandalized

in greece •  6 years ago 

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IMAGE: Statue of Ioannis Kapodistrias (Source: http://www.tolo.gr)

The statue of Greece's first Governor, Ioannis Kapodistrias, located in Nafplio, has once again been vandalized. The perpetrators broke the right hand fingers from the statue.

The statue has been victim of this same form of vandalization on several occasions. The municipality, has in the past, has restored the monument.

The statue was placed in Kapodistrias Square, named so in honor of the first Governor, in 1933.

Statues of iconic Greek heroes, such as Kapodistrias, are often vandalized by anarchists and other groups...

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