Spring Breakers Beware: It's Illegal to Selfie in These 10 Places
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Mecca, the most important religious city to any Muslim, doesn't allow selfies.
While many sites of religious importance do not allow photographs or selfies to maintain the religious sanctity of the site, Islam is also not fond of vanity and pride.
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Westminster Abbey houses the English parliament. As such, no selfies are allowed inside the building to "retain the sacred and intimate atmosphere of the building."
The Sistine Chapel, which has disallowed photographs since 1980, obviously also does not allow selfies. The reason the Sistine Chapel doesn't allow photographs is among the most interesting reason on our list.
Back in the 80s, the chapel needed to undergo renovations which would cost millions of dollars. A variety of corporations put in their bids, and the Nippon Television Network Corporation had the highest at $3 million. One of the stipulations of the contract was that Nippon now owns all rights to photography and videography in the chapel.
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The Alamo, which is honestly more impressive outside than inside where selfies are prohibited, also makes the list.
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One of the first governments to immediately act on selfie-related deaths is the government of Mumbai. Selfies are no longer allowed on Mumbai beaches because tourists couldn't stop hurting and killing themselves trying to capture the perfect picture.
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If you've ever looked up the Pentagon on Google, then you know all of the pictures of the building are shot from the air because of how tight security protocols are in the U.S. government building.
Please enjoy this photo of another part of Washington D.C. to illustrate how much selfies are not allowed anywhere near the Pentagon.
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The Taj Mahal also does not allow selfies inside the building because it is considered disrespectful to the dead.
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The Accademia Gallery in Italy is so serious about their selfie policy it's nearly impossible to find photos taken inside of it.
The State of David, one of the most famous statues in the world created by Michelangelo, lives in the Accademia Gallery. While there are a huge number of beautiful places in Italy for you to show off your Spring Break trip, this work by Michelangelo is not one of them.
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The most hilarious place on this list has got to be the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam because of what officials have said about the policy.
The museum is straightforward about their reasoning behind a no-selfie policy, they don't want other museum-goers to get annoyed.
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Seeing the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace is one of the most important tourist experiences of any visit to London. However, once inside the building you are not allowed to take selfies.
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