Elgin Marbles, collection of ancient Greek sculptures and architectural details in the British Museum, London, where they are now called the Parthenon Sculptures. The objects were removed from the Parthenon at Athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to England by arrangement of Thomas Bruce, 7th Lord Elgin, who was British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire (1799–1803). The removal created a storm of controversy that exemplified questions about the ownership of cultural artifacts and the return of antiquities to their places of origin. (See elginism.) Elgin was a lover of art and antiquities. By his own account, he was
The removal of sculptures from the Greek temple more than 200 years ago remains controversial.
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Day Four in London captured the wonderful diversity of London. We began at the lively flea markets of Camden and then went to see the antiquities of the renowned British Museum. Along the way was some great meals and we met some even greater people. The Camden market near the Camden Lock has been a…
In 2013, UNESCO asked the British Museum to let it mediate a deal between it and the government of Greece, which has been calling for the return of the Elgin Marbles with ever-growing fervor for the past 30 years.
In the age of Brexit, why Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s pledge to return the ‘stolen’ Parthenon marbles has never been more urgent
Read 74 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. The remarkable Mary Nisbet was the Countess of Elgin in Romantic-era Scotland and the wife …
The Elgin marbles have been the topic of hot debate for over 200 years. So what are they and why are they so famous? We'll let you make up your mind!
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Half columns of Green limestone once adorned the facade of the monumental bronze-age tomb now conventionally known as the "Treasury of Atreus". The tomb boasted the largest vaulted space ever built with a diameter of 14.5m, a record it took more than 1,000 for the Romans to break! The half-columns were part of the loot brought to the UK by Lord Elgin, but they are very rarely mentioned (if at all), which is a pity really, because if we are to get all foamy at the mouth over looted art, we ought to be less discriminatory. Much of the rest of the half columns are in Athens, after having been unearthed in excavations of less dubious legality than those of Elgin. I visited the BM in June 2012, hadn’t been for possibly more than ten years. All the old friends were there, plus a few more. Shot on the Nikon D3100, with the kit lens, then processed in GIMP.
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The chart was drawn by British explorer Matthew Flinders in 1804 after circumnavigating the continent in leaky, rotting boat.
