Legend has it that grinding one’s heel on the testicles of the artwork guarantees a return to the city but tourists had worn down the area.

Uno dei simboli più noti di Milano torna al centro dell'attenzione per un nuovo intervento di restauro. Il celebre mosaico del toro rampante nella Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II,...

Il rito del tallone ha consumato il pavimento di 2,5 cm in meno di dieci anni: al via i nuovi restauri del toro in Galleria.

The artwork in a 19th-century shopping arcade has been damaged by visitors honouring an unusual tradition

Legend has it that grinding one’s heel on the testicles of the artwork guarantees a return to the city but tourists had worn down the area.

MILAN, May 29 — Worn down by thousands of passersby honouring an unusual tradition, a floor mosaic of an anatomically detailed bull in one of Milan’s grand arcades is getting a...

Glücksrituale gibt es international an vielen Sehenswürdigkeiten. In Mailand drehen Touristen Pirouetten auf den Genitalien eines Stiers. Nun wird die Abbildung aufwendig…

Il celebre mosaico del toro nella Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II è in restauro, dopo decenni in cui i turisti in cerca di fortuna ne hanno consumato la parte più sensibile.

The famous bull mosaic in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is undergoing restoration after decades of luck-seekers wore away its most sensitive feature.