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The most scandalous, the most pretentious and the most impudent - epithets at this sights of the capital Lomabradia will be typed with a dozen, and even more . However, its author, and the place itself, it does not care - creative individuals for that and exist to reveal shameful growths on the body of society, telling their creations about human mistakes . About the same, apparently, thought a Venetian from New York Maurizio Cattelanu, when hoisted strictly opposite the building of the Milan Stock Exchange Irzhi monument to the middle finger . Yes, to the one who, better than any words and deeds, explains "where" it is necessary to go .

Shocking monument (it is a piece of contemporary art), located in the heart of Milan in Affari Square , was supposed to stand only for 2 days, bringing to the spiteful hissing of all the stock market workers without exception. But it subsided: maybe Milanese, accustomed to hurling money on fashionable rags, liked the idea of ​​sending financial tycoons of the world. Be that as it may, the 48 hours allocated for the giant middle finger in the Milan exhibition "Against Ideology" have long since expired, and the finger is still there.

The 48 hours allocated for the giant middle finger in the Milan exhibition "Against ideology" have long since expired, and the finger is still there.

I must say, the finger, as a masterpiece of art, now valued at 2 million EUR, reaches a truly gigantic size. This marble fist protruding in 4 m is installed in turn on a 7-meter pedestal. That in total gives 11 m pathos, claims and, of course, "fan".

Funny fact: the other fingers of the fist are cut off, that is, to "unbend" the palm, in order to stop the hooligan trick, it will not work.

And the most interesting is that the official name of the monument to Cattelanu is not requiring the translation of "L.O.E.E.". What actually had in mind and hid under the acronym the creative Venetian is still unknown. But this does not in the least detract from the flow of tourists hurrying to take a photo against the background, huh, "faqa."

By the way, since you have jumped on Piazza Affar, pay attention to the very building of the stock exchange. It was built in 1808 at the behest of Eugene de Beauharnais - Napoleon's stepson and the viceroy of Italy.
Monument to the middle finger

Address: Piazza Affari, Milan. How to get there: from the square in front of the Duomo cathedral, walk along the streets and lanes strictly to the west (to the left), and literally through 300-800 m, depending on the trajectory of the wandering through the labyrinths of Milan streets, you will see it. The nearest metro station is Cordusio (red line M1).