The removal of the marbles to greece would therefore they argue significantly reduce the number of people who have the opportunity to visit the marbles.
British museum greek marbles.
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.
Greece 1050bc 520bc.
The parthenon marbles a major money making display at the british museum have been the subject of an ongoing dispute between greece and the uk.
The 2 500 year old sculptures were illegally torn off the parthenon in the 1800s taken to england and sold to the museum in 1816 by lord elgin.
The director of the british museum has provoked anger by suggesting the removal of the parthenon marbles from greece in the 19th century could be seen as a creative act.
The parthenon sculptures in the british museum.
The parthenon was built as a temple dedicated to the goddess athena.
It was the centrepiece of an ambitious building programme on the acropolis of athens.
Mendoni said saturday that the marbles were loot and greece would never recognise the british museum s claim to the friezes.
Sculptures which form part of the elgin marbles taken from the parthenon in athens greece over 200 years ago on display at the british museum in london england.
Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures.
Graham barclay bwp.
She said the elgin marbles were acquired legally with the approval of the ottoman.
A british museum spokeswoman confirmed that it allows a stolen goods tour run by an external guide.
Greece has been campaigning for three decades for their return.
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