The solid gold toilet has been stolen from the Blenheim Palace

The slightly bizarre and remarkable theft has been proclaimed in Britain's one of history of the world heritage site. The 18 carats gold toilets that have a value of £1 million was stolen from the famous Blenheim Palace in the world. The lavatory has partially been a part of the controversial art exhibit at the Palace. The police had created the arrest in link with the theft; however, the treasure was not yet recovered.

The Blenheim Palace is an ancestral home of a popular Churchill family and this is at Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. Their Marlborough’s Duke had stayed in the palace ever since the beginning of the 18th century. This is called after the primary Duke’s victory on the French at their Fight of Blenheim in the year 1704.

The toilet that is made of gold

This stolen loo has been made out of pure 18 carats gold toilets and it is worth around £1 million pounds and/or about US$ 1.25 million; however, some believe that it can be worth much higher. The work has been conceived by the popular Italian artist Mr. Maurizio Cattelan and has been controversially titled as ‘America’. Daily Mirror reported that this toilet was created “in 2016 to denote America's excess and wealth”.

Trump Controversy

This toilet has been made for Guggenheim Museum at New York, reported by Daily Mail. The installation of the art was at the peak of some controversy when the Guggenheim tendered it to Pres. Donald Trump. He asked to borrow just one of Van Gogh most popular works from their Museum, but they give him this golden lavatory, and did not apparently pleased one of the most powerful men in the world.

Early Morning Burglary

The police was phoned at 5 a.m. and Inspector Jess Milne, the Detective of Thames Valley Police stated the Daily Mirror that “they thought the group of thefts utilized at least two modes of transports during their offense”.  The golden lavatory was removed forcefully, and this led to some downpour, but nobody was hurt during the theft.

The 66 years old guy had been arrested in association with the offense of this golden loo. The policemen have improved their presence in the Blenheim Palace in response to the breaking and theft of this artwork and have obliged the citizen to assist them with their inquiries.

Exhibition will go on

The CEO of the Blenheim Palace, Dominic Hare told the CNN that they are disappointed with the extraordinary event. The Palace will be closed for hours, but their Park will remain open. The CNN quoted Hare says that “it then will be business for them tomorrow; so that visitors will continue to go there and encounter everything that they can offer" None of the works by this Italian artist had been stolen and will stay on public display.

Amazingly, there were no exclusive measures taken to shield the golden artwork. The Marlborough’s Duke, the founder and the half-brother of the Blenheim Art Foundation, Mr. Edward Spencer-Churchill has formerly predicted that this lavatory will “not going to become the simplest thing to nick” based on the Daily Mirror. But, these thieves have shown them him wrong. The police are now in a rush against time to look for the item which can be melted down to gold, and can be sold in the black market.