Yes without a doubt the elgin marbles should be returned back to the rightful owners greece.
Return elgin marbles greece.
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.
Sculptures which form part of the elgin marbles taken from the.
Greece stressed this was an important issue for them during discussions last week one official told the financial times.
The parthenon marbles greek.
The us congress has waded into the ongoing row over the elgin marbles and called for their return to greece.
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.
Seven reasons to return the elgin marbles to greece.
They were chipped away and removed from the parthenon in athens by thomas bruce the 7th earl of elgin between 1801 and 1805.
Nicholas said 01 28 13 at 3 08 pm.
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.
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.
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.
They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.
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.
γλυπτά του παρθενώνα also known as the elgin marbles ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n are a collection of classical greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor phidias and his assistants.