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The Elgin Marbles (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n / EL-ghin) [1] 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 Elgin Marbles were created between 447 and 432 B.C. as architectural decor for the Parthenon—the temple of the Greek goddess Athena—on the Acropolis in Athens.
The Elgin Marbles, or Parthenon Sculptures, come from the temple of Athena on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece – and continue to represent one of the longest-running controversies concerning the ...
The Parthenon had 46 outer columns and 23 inner columns in total, each column having 20 flutes. (A flute is the concave shaft carved into the column form.) The roof was covered with large overlapping marble tiles known as imbrices and tegulae. [66] [67] The Parthenon is regarded as the finest example of Greek architecture.
He was a major participant in the team responsible for the Enlightenment Gallery (Room 1). He co-curated the special exhibition Vases and Volcanoes in 1996, on the life and collection of Sir William Hamilton and his circle. [3] In 1998, Jenkins worked on finding ways to make the Parthenon Frieze accessible to visually impaired people. [5]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Advocacy groups seeking to get the British Museum to return the Parthenon Marbles to Athens expressed disappointment Thursday after Greece's culture minister said he would ...
Marbles Reunited: Friends of the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles is a campaign group, governed by charter and funded by donations from members and supporters, which lobbies and raises awareness about the case for the return of the Parthenon (Elgin) marbles to Athens, Greece.
Greece and the United Kingdom have a long-running dispute over the Parthenon Marbles. Athens wants them returned so they can be displayed alongside the rest of the Parthenon sculptures at a ...