A gang of thieves on Saturday stole an 18-carat gold toilet from Britain's Blenheim Palace, police said, causing flooding that damaged the world-famous stately home. The fully-functioning toilet, dubbed "America", was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and estimated to be worth around £1 million. A 66-year-old man was arrested following the burglary, which took place before dawn at the 18th-century estate near Oxford, southern England.

The toilet was one of the star attractions in an exhibition of Cattelan's works that opened on Thursday at the palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visitors were able to book time slots to use it - but only for three minutes each, to limit the queues. More than 100,000 people used the loo during the year it was on display at New York's Guggenheim Museum.

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