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7 wrz 2024 · The Elgin Marbles are a collection of ancient Greek sculptures and architectural details originally from the Parthenon in Athens that are now housed in the British Museum. The taking of the marbles by Lord Elgin has been the subject of controversy since their original removal.
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The Elgin Marbles (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n / EL-ghin) [1] are a collection of Ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon and other structures from the Acropolis of Athens, removed from Ottoman Greece and shipped to Britain by agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and now held in the British Museum in London.
22 lis 2021 · Part of a larger frieze of classical Greek sculptures and inscriptions, the Elgin Marbles date back to the 5th century BC and were built to be displayed in the Parthenon at the Athenian Acropolis. They were controversially moved to Great Britain by Lord Elgin between 1801 and 1805, causing a heated repatriation debate between Greece and Britain ...
28 lis 2023 · The British government bought the sculptures from Lord Elgin in 1816 for display in the British Museum. But when Greece became independent in 1835 the government asked the UK to return them.
28 lis 2023 · British diplomat Lord Elgin removed the sculptures from the imposing Parthenon temple in the early 19th century. At the time, he was the ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, which then ruled Greece.
29 lis 2023 · In the 19th Century, the British ambassador and art lover Lord Elgin claimed he was granted permission by the Ottoman Empire, the governing authority in Athens at the time, to remove some of...
4 kwi 2019 · 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.
