The director of the british museum has provoked anger by suggesting the removal of the parthenon marbles from greece in the 19th century could be seen as a creative act.
Marbles greece british museum.
Sculptures which form part of the elgin marbles taken from the parthenon in athens greece over 200 years ago on display at the british museum in london england.
The elgin marbles are british owned purchased by the crown from lord elgin in 1816 and presented by parliament to the british museum.
The 2 500 year old sculptures were illegally torn off the parthenon in the 1800s taken to england and sold to the museum in 1816 by lord elgin.
The parthenon marbles a major money making display at the british museum have been the subject of an ongoing dispute between greece and the uk.
Ian jenkins the parthenon sculptures in the british museum british museum press 2007 ian jenkins greek architecture and its sculpture in the british museum british museum press 2006 mary beard the parthenon profile 2002 william st clair lord elgin and the marbles 3rd edition oxford university press 1998.
Mendoni said saturday that the marbles were loot and greece would never recognise the british museum s claim to the friezes.
Graham barclay bwp.
Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures.
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The parthenon was built as a temple dedicated to the goddess athena.
Greece 1050bc 520bc.
It was the centrepiece of an ambitious building programme on the acropolis of athens.
Advocates of the british museum s position also point out that the marbles in britain receive about 6 million visitors per year as opposed to 1 5 million visitors to the acropolis museum.
The parthenon sculptures in the british museum.
Greece has been campaigning for three decades for their return.