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Marbles of parthenon british museum.
She said the elgin marbles were acquired legally with the approval of the ottoman.
The british museum disagrees however claiming that the ancient marbles which are roughly half of a 160 metre frieze that adorned the fifth century bc parthenon temple were legally acquired by.
In 1801 a british nobleman stripped the parthenon of many of its sculptures and took them to england.
Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures.
Unfortunately the parthenon marbles in the british museum have been known by many as the elgin marbles.
The acropolis museum allows the parthenon sculptures that are in athens to be appreciated against the backdrop of ancient greek and athenian history.
The trustees of the british museum make the following statement on the museum website in response to arguments for the relocation of the parthenon marbles to the acropolis 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 objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas bruce 7th lord elgin who was british.
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.
The parthenon sculptures in the british museum.
The temple s great size and lavish use of white marble was intended to show off.
A british museum spokeswoman confirmed that it allows a stolen goods tour run by an external guide.
Controversy over their acquisition by the british museum continues to this day.
It was the centrepiece of an ambitious building programme on the acropolis of athens.