Solid gold toilet worth over $1 million stolen from Winston Churchill's birthplace
- 5 years ago
A solid gold toilet named “America” worth over $1 million has been stolen from a palace in the United Kingdom.
The piece of art by Maurizio Cattalan had been installed at Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, as part of a functioning exhibition where people were invited to use the fully-functioning toilet.
The toilet had only been installed for two days before the theft occurred early on Saturday morning. The exhibition opened on Thursday.
Thames Valley Police received a report of the burglary at the palace at 4:57 a.m. on Saturday saying that the offenders broke in overnight and left the scene of the crime at 4:50 a.m.
The piece of art by Maurizio Cattalan had been installed at Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, as part of a functioning exhibition where people were invited to use the fully-functioning toilet.
The toilet had only been installed for two days before the theft occurred early on Saturday morning. The exhibition opened on Thursday.
Thames Valley Police received a report of the burglary at the palace at 4:57 a.m. on Saturday saying that the offenders broke in overnight and left the scene of the crime at 4:50 a.m.