Return The Greek Marbles
July 11 this year is the 200th anniversary of the act of parliament that saw the uk buy 2 500 year old sculptures taken from the parthenon from the then earl of elgin.
Return the greek marbles. In a letter to the prime minister eighteen members of the house of representatives. The letter stated the marbles have been the source of controversy among western allies for many decades. May be forced to return the parthenon marbles and many other antiquities to their original home in greece. Greece gained its independence in 1832 and in 1837 the greek archaeology society was founded.
Greece calls again for return of parthenon marbles greece on saturday urged britain to return the parthenon marbles often known as the elgin marbles as one of the world s greatest ancient. At its first meeting the president called for the marbles return. The greek people regard the. Greece has officially requested the temporary return of the parthenon marbles to athens for the bicentennial events.
American actor george clooney voiced his support for the return by the united kingdom and reunification of the parthenon marbles in greece during his promotional campaign for his 2014 film the monuments men which retells the story of allied efforts to save important masterpieces of art and other culturally important items before their destruction by hitler and the nazis during world war ii. The us congress has waded into the ongoing row over the elgin marbles and called for their return to greece. His remarks regarding the marbles reignited the debate in the united kingdom about their return to. As part of negotiations with the european union the u k.
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