Tweet Facebook Mail Jumping from building to building in an ancient city might seem like a dream for those who practice parkour – a sport that involves making it past obstacles – but it can cause damage to historic buildings. A London-based parkour group, Team Phat, visited the ancient Italian city of Matera, running, climbing and leaping through its streets and over its precious structures. One of the freerunners caused a segment of a historic building to fall off, sending both himself and the building part crashing to the ground.
READ MORE: Climate activists targeted Taylor Swift's jet – but it wasn't there A Team Phat parkour jumper makes an unwise leap in Matera, Italy. (Team Phat/YouTube) Matera, a city of stone which dates back to the Paleolithic era, is located in the Basilicata region in Southern Italy. In 1993, it was granted UNESCO World Heritage status, and it was the European Capital of Culture in 2019.
A video of parkour stunts in the ancient city was posted by Team Phat on YouTube two months ago, along with a caption explaining that they were "in the beautiful city of Matera" where one of their members, Devon McIntosh, "had a scary fall that could have been really bad." READ MORE: M*A*S*H and Hunger Games star Donald Sutherland dead at 88 The jump knocked a stone ledge from a wall and sent the jumper to the ground. (Team Phat/YouTube) The video shows the freerunner jumping off a building and attempting to use a stone ledge to help him get to another buildi.
