The bronze bust on top of the monument at the tomb of German revolutionary philosopher Karl Marx, a Grade I-listed monument, is seen in Highgate Cemetery in north London on February 5, 2019 AFPA marble plaque with the names of Marx and his familyVandals have damaged the London tomb of Karl Marx in what the cemetery said Tuesday appeared to be a sustained and targeted attack. German revolutionary philosopher Marx moved to London in 1849 and lived in the British capital for the rest of his life. The granite slab monument in north London, 12 feet (3.7 metres) tall and topped with a bronze bust of Marx, was funded in 1956 by the Communist Party of Great Britain. The inset 1880s marble plaque that has been damaged came from the original, simpler grave. It is owned by the Marx Grave Trust, a wing of the Marx Memorial Library in London.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 05, 2019 18:33 UTC