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.
What are the issues with the elgin marbles.
The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas.
In many ways the marbles are emblematic of the development of modern ideas of national heritage and global display which.
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.
A total of 18 republican and democrat members of the house of.
A cross party group of us congress members have waded into the parthenon elgin marbles row to urge the uk government to return the disputed relics to greece or risk undermining the special relationship between the two countries.
The parthenon marbles greek.
They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.