The rebuilding of the British Museum itself seems almost like the perfect moment for the Marbles, noted the Chair of the ...
The ongoing negotiations for the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures, which have intensified in recent months, were a ...
The reunification of the Parthenon Marbles took center stage at a conference hosted by the Greek community of the London ...
All remaining original sculptures have now been removed to the climate-controlled Acropolis Museum, their places on the Parthenon taken by exact replicas. Despite all these efforts, the Parthenon ...
Elgin’s workmen removed a total of 15 metopes from the Parthenon. They also took 247 feet—just under half—of the total frieze, as well as removing one of the caryatids (female sculptures ...
Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith (made around 440 BC). Marble; from the Parthenon, Athens Around 1800, Lord Elgin removed some of the sculptures from the ruins of the Parthenon in Athens ...
This identity is reinforced with the Parthenon, a full-scale replica of the one found in Athens ... original structure as well as an impressive art collection. Travelers praise the well-kept ...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek lawmakers on Wednesday elected as president a former parliamentary speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British ...
Around 1800, Lord Elgin removed some of the sculptures from the ruins of the Parthenon in Athens, and a few years later put them on public show in London. For most western Europeans it was the ...