Ever since the early 19th century, when Thomas Bruce, seventh earl of Elgin, sawed off and crowbarred many of the carvings that ringed the top of the Parthenon and sold them to the British Museum ...

The Parthenon Sculptures are back in the news but is this story also about a looming general election? ... Row about politics as much as history. By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News.

For decades, Greek authorities have been arguing for the permanent return of the so-called Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles. These include about half of the surviving ...

The moon rises in the sky behind the 5th century B.C. Parthenon temple at the ancient Acropolis hill, in Athens, July 31, 2023. The Parthenon Sculptures have been displayed in London for more than ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. ... Some small bits of it — and other Parthenon sculptures — are in other European museums. More about ...

At such a critical moment in US history, ... Greece has already reached two deals that have seen some 2,500-year-old marble fragments of the Parthenon Sculptures returned to Athens from ...

Visitors look at sculptures that are part of the Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum in London, on Nov. 28, 2023. One of the world’s most intractable cultural disputes is back in the ...

Ancient Greek sculpture has been admired for millennia, serving as a key artistic point of reference. For many, Parthenon Sculptures are its most striking example. Advertisement ...

Britain has held the works, 17 pedimental figures, 15 panels and 247 feet of a frieze, for 200 years.

How Parthenon sculptures sparked a diplomatic row between Greece ... Museum says the sculptures were acquired legally and form an integral part of its display of the world’s cultural history.

The Parthenon sculptures are a collection of artefacts from Greece that date back to the 5th century BCE. ... "It's the celebration of human endeavour and human achievements throughout history.

Mary Nisbet, the Countess of Elgin, helped fund the taking of the Parthenon sculptures. Her divorce from Lord Elgin may have contributed to his need to sell them.