The elgin marbles a collection of stone sculptures and inscriptions more properly known as the parthenon sculptures was acquired by lord elgin in athens greece between 1801 and 1805 and today lives in london s british museum.
The elgin marbles parthenon.
It s a collection of stone pieces rescued removed from the ruins of the ancient greek parthenon in the nineteenth century and now in demand to be sent back from the british museum to greece.
The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas bruce 7th lord elgin who was british ambassador to the ottoman empire 1799 1803.
γλυπτά του παρθενώνα also known as the elgin marbles ˈɛlɡɪn are a collection of classical greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor phidias and his assistants.
As a warrior culture with extreme civic pride athena s parthenon was the focal point of the acropolis and visible from around the city of athens.
From 1807 elgin exhibited the marbles that had arrived in britain in a house that he leased in park lane near piccadilly in london.
Greece calls again for return of parthenon marbles greece on saturday urged britain to return the parthenon marbles often known as the elgin marbles as one of the world s greatest ancient.
The sculptures that formerly decorated the parthenon temple on the acropolis in athens also known as the elgin marbles were removed more than 200 years ago by lord elgin of scotland when greece.
The elgin marbles are a source of controversy between modern britain and greece.
The elgin marbles sometimes referred to as the parthenon sculptures are a collection of marble sculptures that originally adorned the top of the exterior of the parthenon in athens greece and.
In many ways the marbles are emblematic of the development of modern ideas of national heritage and global display which argues that localized regions have the best claim over items produced there.
The display was a sensation attracting a huge number of.
Beautiful and iconic they are given pride of place in the museum and considered one of the collection highlights but their situation there is not without its controversies.
They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.
The parthenon marbles greek.