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The British Museum said ‘constructive discussions’ are continuing to be had over the possible return of the artefacts to Greece.
The Elgin Marbles (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n / ELG-in) [1] [2] are a collection of Ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon and other structures from the Acropolis of Athens, removed from Ottoman Greece and shipped to Britain by agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and now held in the British Museum in London.
The pediments of the Parthenon included many statues. The one to the west had a little more than the one to the east. [8] In the description of the Acropolis of Athens by Pausanias, a sentence informs about the chosen themes: the quarrel between Athena and Poseidon for Attica in the west and the birth of Athena in the east.
Swiss Committee the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles (Switzerland) International Organizing Committee - Australia- for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles Inc. est. 1981 ( Australia ) The International Association of the Parthenon Sculptures is governed by a charter and only acts based on the unanimous agreement of its members.
The safety of the Parthenon sculptures was questioned after a high-profile theft at the museum was announced earlier this year. George Osborne hopes British Museum reaches deal with Greece over ...
Greece’s Acropolis Museum launched an exhibition Tuesday that includes a renowned ancient Greek water jug from 420 B.C. on loan from the British Museum. The exhibit comes during a dispute ...
The Parthenon in Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens, Greece. It was designed by architect William Crawford Smith [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition .
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