7th Earl of Elgin

dedicated to the Greek Goddess of wisdom, Athena, the Parthenon has held the most important sculptures made by the Greeks. During the 1800s, when Greece was under the control of the Ottomans, sculptures from the Parthenon were sent to Britain by Lord Elgin for safe protection. The Parthenon Marbles have since then never been returned to the Greeks. The sculptures, currently housed in the British Museum in London, should be returned to their homeland because they are part of Greece’s culture, they have

of justice, freedom and artistic excellence. One of the most well-known artifacts that were once on the Parthenon 's exterior were the Elgin Marbles. These sacred marbles were crafted by the well-regarded Phidias, consisting of an extensive amount of Greek ideologies and exceptional artistic impressions. The Elgin marbles were taken from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin and brought to Britain. Hundreds of years later, the Greeks claim these marbles were once their prized possession, and demand the return

on the Subject of the Elgin Marbles Dear Mr Stephen Fry, I am writing to you in response to your recent Intelligence Squared debate on the subject of the Parthenon Marbles. As we are all aware, the Parthenon bears immeasurable cultural importance as a surviving example of Classical architecture in the modern world. The structure also bears many artefacts, including friezes depicting significant historical events such as the occurrences at the Battle of Marathon. The ‘Elgin Marbles’, which were

controversy regarding the rightful owner of the Elgin Marbles has been a topic of concern for quite some time now. The Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon Marbles, consist of a group of stone objects including inscriptions, sculptures and architectural features created in the 5th century BCE to honor and adorn the Temple to Athena Parthenos. These marble sculptures originated in Athens, Greece, however, were removed by Thomas Bruce (the 7th Earl of Elgin) while Greece was under the control of the

Parthenon Marbles The controversy began almost one hundred years ago. Between 1801 and 1812, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, removed several sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens and shipped them to England, where he sold them to the British Museum in 1816. 167 years later, Melina Mercouri, Greek Minister of Culture, requested that the “Elgin” Marbles be returned. This request sparked one of the greatest debates the art world has ever known. For

The Athenian Parthenon, a Life and Times Controversy between Greece and Britain! The reason behind this controversy is an argument over pieces of the Parthenon that are now in the British Museum. The pieces were taken two centuries ago and now Greece wants them back. They were taken in a possibly legal way, but that is now being taken into question in the arguments between the two countries. Another argument that is being brought into question is how each country could care for and protect the

The acquisition of the Parthenon marbles by the British museum has been a controversial topic for many years. The Parthenon marbles (commonly known as the ‘Elgin marbles’) concerns the set of stone sculptures and archaeological features which were procured by Lord Elgin and imparted to the British museum in 1816. Although the British endorse the legality of the subtraction of the marbles, many argue that the situation was ambiguous. Through the removal of these historically significant artefacts

The Elgin Marbles are known to be a collection of stone sculptures that were acquired by Lord Elgin (British) from the Parthenon in Athens between the years 1801 and 1805. During Greece’s Turkish occupation, they believe that these sculptures were taken illegally, and morally should be returned. The Greeks have demanded that the sculptures be returned back their homeland. Yet, the British believe that Lord Elgin purchased the statues legally from the Ottoman Empire before Greece had won its independence

The marbles are masterpieces of classical Greek sculpture that were removed from the Parthenon in Athens in 1801 by Lord Elgin, a Scottish nobleman and diplomat, who later sold them to the British Museum in 1816. (Downs, J.) 3. As with the Rosetta Stone, Britain has consistently refused to return the marbles to Greece due to the British Museum Act, a law passed in 1963 that

I completely agree that a piece of art should remain in the place where it was found. This should be done because it may have been that it was created there and therefore, it belongs there. I understand the Greeks’ anger towards the Britains because it truly is not fair that they took a marble, which was found in Greece. By taking the marble and displaying it in their own museum, in a way shows that they are taking credit for the art. I quite do not understand why it was even taken or how it was