The works of street artist Banksy cost residents of the UK 150 thousand pounds.
The works of street artist Banksy cost British taxpayers 150,000 pounds (about 16.6 million rubles), which is how much the authorities spent on cleaning and protecting three works of art. This was announced on August 8 by the BBC television and radio company.
It is noted that the largest expenses were for a painting painted on the wall of the Royal Court building in London. The Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom spent 50 thousand pounds (5.5 million rubles) to remove paint from a historic building and 35.3 thousand pounds. (3.9 million rubles) for overtime work of employees and security of the facility.
The authorities spent almost another 60,000 pounds (6.6 million rubles) on the protection and installation of protection around Banksy's other work, the statue of a man with a flag on Waterloo Place. In 2024, the authorities also used 2.2 thousand pounds (243.4 thousand rubles) to dismantle a police booth on which the artist depicted piranhas.
At the same time, the final amount of expenses may increase: the wall of the Royal Court will have to be additionally inspected, and, if necessary, new work will be carried out to clean or replace damaged masonry.
Banksy is one of the most famous street artists in the world due to his murals and installations, which often appear overnight and attract a lot of people's attention.
A new work by street artist Banksy appeared on April 30 on a pedestal in Waterloo Place in central London. The artist confirmed his authorship. The installation is a figure of a man in a business suit, who seems to be heading towards the edge of the pedestal, while his view is blocked by a flag.
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