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[^1]\n\nDiego Parra, director of the Instituto Distrital de Patrimonio Cultural (Idpc), stated that modifying cultural heritage assets, even in private properties, is illegal without prior authorization. [^2]\n\nOwners of an apartment in the Altos de Santana complex in Bogotá were fined for unauthorized renovations that altered the internal structure of the building. [^3]\n\nThe owners of the apartment may face an economic sanction between 200 and 500 minimum wages. [^4]\n\nA viral video published by an interior design firm showed the demolition of a staircase in an apartment within the Altos de Santana complex in Usaquen, Bogota. [^5]\n\nAn unauthorized renovation in one of the apartments at Altos de Santana, a protected cultural heritage building designed by architect Rogelio Salmona, has triggered a controversy in Bogota. [^6]\n\nDiego Parra confirmed that a sanctioning process has already been initiated against the owners for the unauthorized intervention on the protected heritage asset. [^7]\n\nThe apartment owners stated in the video that the decision to demolish the staircase was difficult because the original design made the spaces too dark and blocked light. [^8]\n\nDiego Parra, director of the Instituto Distrital de Patrimonio Cultural (IDPC), confirmed that a review process was initiated against the responsible parties due to the unauthorized alteration of the building's internal structure. [^9]\n\nThe unauthorized intervention included the removal of a staircase, which is part of the protected elements including conservations of circulations and spaces. [^10]\n\nSocial media users expressed strong disapproval of the demolition because the staircase and the entire Altos de Santana complex were designed by the distinguished architect Rogelio Salmona. [^11]\n\nThe Altos de Santana building holds a District Cultural Heritage Interest Declaration, which legally requires the protection of its architectural components. 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