Record no.1032026-06-30 15:00 JST

BREAKING

May 2026 — Less than a month after it was installed in Athens, the eyeglasses on a bronze statue of the poet Cavafy were broken off.

The life-sized statue, near the Acropolis, was the target.

🇬🇷 Athens, Greece

A bronze statue of the Greek poet C.P. Cavafy was vandalized near the Acropolis in Athens less than a month after its installation, with part of the poet's eyeglasses broken off. The Athens Municipality reported the incident on 25 May 2026.

C.P. Cavafy (1863-1933) was a Greek-language poet born in Alexandria and is considered one of the most significant poets of the 20th century. The life-sized statue was made by sculptor Praxitelis Tzanoulinos.

The City of Athens said in a social media post that the statue was repaired the following Saturday by the sculptor himself. The post made no reference to any investigation into the attack.

Cite
“Less than a month after it was installed in Athens, the eyeglasses on a bronze statue of the poet Cavafy were broken off.” — Keep Talking Greece — https://thunderhead.news/en/record/cavafy-statue-vandalized-athens-acropolis.html
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