Curently the elgin marbles constitute one of the most important collections of the british museum.
The greek and british controversy regarding the elgin marbles.
15 of the 92 original metopes from the parthenon representing the fight between the centaurs and the lapiths.
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.
In many ways the marbles are emblematic of the development of modern ideas of national heritage and global display which.
A 75 m long part of the original 160 m parthenon frieze.
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 british defend their ownership of the marbles based on greece s lack of an adequate museum and the fact that they paid for the pieces mcguigan 2.
The parthenon marbles greek.
The final shipment of the elgin marbles reached london in 1812 and in 1816 the entire collection was acquired from elgin by the crown for the sum of 35 000 about half of elgin s costs.
The greek government has frequently demanded the return of the marbles but the british museum claiming among other reasons that it has saved the marbles.
Some suggest that lord elgin bribed turkish officials and effectively stole the marbles.