Selfie stick use splits France's cultural capital
- 9 years ago
Selfie sticks for smartphones are now an everyday sight at tourist attractions worldwide but some users say they are being stopped from taking snaps in some places simply because of snobbery.
For many, it is the most practical way of capturing the moment.
“It’s very useful for four people taking a picture together. I wanted to use it but it’s ok,” lamented one visitor banned from using hers at the Chateau des Versailles.
London’s National Gallery and the Palais de Versailles outside Paris are now on a growing list of places to forbid their use citing safety concerns.
Denis Verdier-Magneau, cultural development director at the Chateau de Versailles defends the move as accident avoidance measure.
“One is practically one meter away from the objects. even the chandeliers which are barely a meter above [head height] us. So you can imagine with a selfie stick the damage it can cause,” said Verdier-Magneau.
More than 1,000 tourists visit Versailles every day and many do not feel
For many, it is the most practical way of capturing the moment.
“It’s very useful for four people taking a picture together. I wanted to use it but it’s ok,” lamented one visitor banned from using hers at the Chateau des Versailles.
London’s National Gallery and the Palais de Versailles outside Paris are now on a growing list of places to forbid their use citing safety concerns.
Denis Verdier-Magneau, cultural development director at the Chateau de Versailles defends the move as accident avoidance measure.
“One is practically one meter away from the objects. even the chandeliers which are barely a meter above [head height] us. So you can imagine with a selfie stick the damage it can cause,” said Verdier-Magneau.
More than 1,000 tourists visit Versailles every day and many do not feel