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.
What are the issues with the elgin marbles.
Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures.
The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas.
The parthenon marbles greek.
A cross party group of us congress members have waded into the parthenon elgin marbles row to urge the uk government to return the disputed relics to greece or risk undermining the special relationship between the two countries.
A total of 18 republican and democrat members of the house of.
They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.
The first serious discussion about returning the elgin marbles is said to have been initiated in an exchange of correspondence in a newspaper in 1925 with courtenay pollock arguing that the time.