The temple faces east and its entrance is lined.
The elgin marbles poseidon.
The elgin marbles once adorned the parthenon in athens.
The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas.
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.
A few thoughts on the history and controversy of the parthenon marbles.
The pulley he was using broke and the figures including a large poseidon was smashed to pieces.
On the parthenon 1.
These are the elgin marbles if you ask the british the parthenon marbles if you ask the greeks.
The other deities the building was dedicated to were athena patron goddess of ancient athens and poseidon god of the sea.
The elgin marbles a collection of stone sculptures and inscriptions more properly known as the parthenon sculptures was acquired by lord elgin in athens greece between 1801 and 1805 and today lives in london s british museum.
Today much controversy surrounds the ownership elgin marbles both the british and greeks argue that each have legal and moral claim over the parliament s marble adornments.
The parthenon marbles greek.
While those on the west depict a battle between athena and the god poseidon to determine who would be the patron deity of athens.
The marbles were moved to the elgin room in the british museum in 1832.
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Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures.
This elgin marble depicts poseidon the greek god of the sea.
They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.