Vandals attack Gaudi's dragon
POSTED: 7:05 a.m. EST, February 8, 2007
MADRID, Spain (Reuters) -- Vandals have attacked a mosaic-covered dragon statue by Spanish artist Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona's Guell Park with an iron bar, damaging the head and torso, police said on Thursday.
Locals said a group of youths dressed as punks attacked the statue on Tuesday evening, police said.
Police have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of damaging the historic monument, which lies at the entrance to the park.
The park is a UNESCO World Heritage site crammed with benches and walkways designed by Gaudi.
Built at the start of the 20th century, it was one of the first sites where Gaudi used his signature "trencadis" method of covering curved surfaces with tiny pieces of smashed, multi-coloured ceramics.
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HERE ARE SOME PICS OF PARK GUELL FROM WHEN I WAS THERE IN 2005 (in the 4th pic, the dragon is right behind the circular disk you see):
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