Why The Elgin Marbles Must Saty In The Uk

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.

Why the elgin marbles must saty in the uk.

They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens. The 2 500 year old elgin marbles were taken from the parthenon in athens 200 years ago and are still in the british museum in london. The elgin marbles should remain in the uk and not be returned to greece despite an intervention by officials in washington according to a poll of express co uk readers. The parthenon marbles greek.

By luke hawker published. 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. Greek campaigners believe the carvings should be returned to athens and claim that they have been irreparably damaged by cleaning at the museum in the 1930s. The marbles suffered a great deal of damage in their couple of thousand years before elgin s arrival from the parthenon s various conversions into a christian church and then an ottoman mosque.