Return Elgin Marbles Greece
The british museum has repeatedly refused to comply with all such demands for repatriation.
Return elgin marbles greece. In a letter to the prime minister eighteen members of the house of representatives. 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 parthenon marbles greek. They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.
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. Yes without a doubt the elgin marbles should be returned back to the rightful owners greece. Seven reasons to return the elgin marbles to greece. 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.
It is the same with the elgin marbles. Nicholas said 01 28 13 at 3 08 pm. 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. 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.
They were chipped away and removed from the parthenon in athens by thomas bruce the 7th earl of elgin between 1801 and 1805. Two hundred years ago the uk bought sculptures from the parthenon from the earl of elgin it s time to send them back and here s why. Greece stressed this was an important issue for them during discussions last week one official told the financial times. 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.