Italians bemused by Milan bull mosaic restoration
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- Joe Coughlan AFP via Getty Images / Instagram / Marco Granelli.
- This sparked much online commentary, with users saying the bull's testicles had been erased - some joking it appeared to have been "castrated".
- In their defence, Milan's city council said the project - at the city's historic 19th-Century Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II arcade - had not been completed.
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Joe Coughlan AFP via Getty Images / Instagram / Marco Granelli. A small crater had formed on the mosaic, prompting restoration work to be carried out last week Italians have reacted with bemusement to the restoration of a famous bull mosaic in Milan, with some wondering what has happened to the animal's "lucky-charm" testicles.
Work to repair the small crater formed by tourists grinding their heels on the bull's private parts began last week and local Milan councillor Marco Granelli said over the weekend that the mosaic had been "completely restored".
This sparked much online commentary, with users saying the bull's testicles had been erased - some joking it appeared to have been "castrated".