Tourist attractions where it is forbidden to photograph, don’t be surprised

Tourist attractions where it is forbidden to photograph, don’t be surprised

According to experts ‘ forecasts near the time when all the tourism will return “to normal” – open borders crowd and the numerous selfies at landmarks. However, many of the “cultural artifacts” known worldwide, photography is officially prohibited. And in some cases the prohibition is so formal that rare tourist learns about it – and in some there is a risk seriously to pay, until the conflict with the police.

As a rule, religious buildings or museums, where, in principle, a ban expected – but there are unexpected cases. Here is the list of most well-known landmarks where selfies are banned:

1. Westminster, London: Gothic in the iconic sights of the UK – which in recent times has glorified senior newlyweds Kate Middleton and Prince William, taking pictures inside is prohibited. As explained by the website of the place, “we believe that the unique beauty and history of the Abbey it is difficult to enjoy, being distracted by the pictures; and that photo could save a sacred and intimate atmosphere of the building, which is primarily a living, functioning Church “.
2. Eiffel tower, Paris: the ban, which knows rare tourist – but nevertheless, the Parisian landmark is prohibited to take pictures at night. The reason – the light show Société d’exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE), which is the subject of copyright protection. However, it was not until he tourist, one night photo created any problems.
3. The van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam: like many art museums, the Museum stops to take pictures, the root cause was that flashes harm the art works. For tourists the Museum was installed in a safe place, a special area for selfi.
4. The Sistine chapel – here strictly forbidden to take photographs, including the famous ceiling painted by Michelangelo. Violators of the track and expelled from the chapel.
5. Valley of the Pharaohs in Luxor, Egypt: in this case, all right, if a tourist will pay for the permit photos, group tourists can pay to shoot without flash. But for photos without a license, there is a risk until the issues with the police.
6. Sacré-Coeur, Paris – like many religious buildings remaining in force, the Church prohibits photos inside the building to “preserve the right atmosphere for prayer.” The intruder rules are likely to be put out of the temple.
7. Mai Khao beach, Thailand – here risk awesomery, and the punishment for a selfie on the background of the landing of the aircraft is more than serious – up to imprisonment. The reason is that the planes coming into land, pass over the beach is very low and many fans of selfi just “blown away”, and was disease and death.
8. Gion street, Kyoto, Japan: and here the prohibition is caused by the Intrusive interest of tourists to the lively attractions of Kyoto geisha. Tourists chased them and prevented them to travel and work. In the end on the street to photograph is prohibited under penalty of a fine of more than $90.
9. The Anne Frank house, Amsterdam – another Museum in Amsterdam, where photographing is forbidden, “not to prevent people to think about.”
10. Railway street, Hanoi, Vietnam: here from selfie lovers even introduced special barriers with the police. The narrow street on which several times a day the train passes have been visited by the selfie lovers. As a result, in order to avoid accidents it was closed for tourists.

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