The Elgin Marbles London

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.

The elgin marbles london.

To take them from our museum would impoverish the world writes labour mp alan howarth. The elgin marbles refer to a collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details dating back to the fifth century bc which are currently kept in the british museum london. The parthenon marbles greek. William st clair lord elgin and the marbles 3rd edition oxford university press 1998 ian jenkins the parthenon frieze british museum press 1994 these titles and others are available in the british museum book shop.

The marbles in london were removed from the parthenon in the first decade of the 19th century under the auspices of thomas bruce the seventh earl of elgin and were first exhibited in london in 1807. The elgin marbles displayed in london have been an inspiration to generations of people of all nationalities. They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens. The elgin marbles are a source of controversy between modern britain and greece it s a collection of stone pieces rescued removed from the ruins of the ancient greek parthenon in the nineteenth century and now in demand to be sent back from the british museum to greece.

In 1816 parliament paid 350 000 for the parthenon marbles most of which went to elgin s many creditors and a new home was found at the british museum albeit initially in a shed. By then the fifth century parthenon was showing its age having suffered a catastrophic 1687 explosion while it was being used by the turks as a gunpowder magazine. The elgin marbles are a collection of ancient greek marble sculptures that originally decorated some of the ancient monuments on the akropolis in athens particularly the parthenon but were removed in the early nineteenth century by thomas bruce 7th earl of elgin and are currently held in the british museum in london. The parthenon marbles are often called the elgin marbles after thomas bruce 7th earl of elgin who had them removed from the acropolis complex between 1801 and 1812.