At its broadest the term elgin marbles refers to a collection of stone sculptures and architectural pieces which thomas bruce seventh lord elgin gathered during his service as ambassador to the court of the ottoman sultan in istanbul.
The elgen marbles.
The parthenon marbles greek.
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.
They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.
Lord elgin a staunch patriot had turned down lucrative offers from other governments for the treasures and argued all along that the marbles would add luster to britain s imperial image.
The elgin marbles nowadays known as the parthenon sculptures are arguably the most controversial art collection in the world.
The elgin marbles are a collection of classical greek marble sculptures inscriptions and architectural members that were mostly created by phidias and his assistants.
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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It was exactly 200 years ago in 1816 that the british museum acquired the elgin marbles from lord elgin former.
The elgin marbles sometimes referred to as the parthenon sculptures are a collection of marble sculptures that originally adorned the top of the exterior of the parthenon in athens greece and.
The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas.
Greece on saturday urged britain to return the parthenon marbles often known as the elgin marbles as one of the world s greatest ancient sites the acropolis re opens after the coronavirus.
The new acropolis museum in athens is a 200 million 226 000 square foot state of the art rebuttal to britain s argument for keeping the elgin marbles.