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Terrorist attacks on cultural heritage
Name(s):
Terrorist destruction of art masterpieces
Incidence
Terrorists bombed Florence's Uffizi Gallery in 1993, destroying an entire wing of the building and 3 masterpieces, and damaging 33 paintings, several statues and the collection's archives.
Broader
Terrorism
Art vandalism
Cultural conflict
Social intimidation
Aggravates
Threatened monuments and historic sites
Value(s)
Art
Heritage
Attack
Destructiveness
Terror
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems