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 importance of the elgin marbles.
The elgin marbles.
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 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.
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By his own account he was concerned about damage being done to important artworks in the temples of greece then under ottoman sway fearing that they would eventually be destroyed because of turkish indifference he asked permission of the sublime porte to have artists measure sketch and copy important pieces of sculpture and architectural detail.
Between lord elgin making casts and bringing them home the marbles were being hideously vandalised.
In practice the term is commonly used to refer to the stone objects he gathered an official greek website prefers looted from.
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.
Elgin was a lover of art and antiquities.
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The parthenon marbles greek.
The elgin marbles a collection of stone sculptures and inscriptions more properly known as the parthenon sculptures was acquired by lord elgin in athens greece between 1801 and 1805 and today lives in london s british museum.
Or the greeks about the historical importance of the elgin marbles hooson 1994.
They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.