Seven reasons to return the elgin marbles to greece.
Return elgin marbles greece.
Dating back almost 2 500 years to the 5th century bc the elgin marbles are seen some of the finest examples of marble sculpture to ever have been created in the world.
The british museum has repeatedly refused to comply with all such demands for repatriation.
Nicholas said 01 28 13 at 3 08 pm.
Greece on saturday urged britain to return the parthenon marbles often known as the elgin marbles as one of the world s greatest ancient sites the acropolis re opens after the coronavirus.
The parthenon marbles also known as elgin marbles are a collection of ancient greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the famous architect and sculptor phidias and his assistants.
The us congress has waded into the ongoing row over the elgin marbles and called for their return to greece.
They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.
Greece urges uk to return parthenon marbles this article is more than 3 months old the new acropolis museum wants to display antiquities removed on the orders of lord elgin.
The greek government has repeatedly demanded that the british museum return the elgin marbles to greece so that they may be put on permanent display in athens at the akropolis museum alongside the other sculptures.
γλυπτά του παρθενώνα also known as the elgin marbles ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n are a collection of classical greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor phidias and his assistants.
In a letter to the prime minister eighteen members of the house of representatives.
No matter what condition they are in and how they are being cared for they rightfully belong to the athenian people and should be returned to the parthenon.
The parthenon marbles greek.
Sculptures which form part of the elgin marbles taken from the.
They were chipped away and removed from the parthenon in athens by thomas bruce the 7th earl of elgin between 1801 and 1805.
It is the same with the elgin marbles.