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They were removed by Lord Elgin in the early 19th century when he was British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. Some of the ...
Lord Elgin insisted he had permission to remove the sculptures from the Ottoman Empire, which controlled Athens at the time. But the original letter giving him permission has been lost and the ...
Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Elgin is wrapping up a yearlong 60th anniversary celebration. The celebration kicked off with a banquet last December held at the Elgin Country Club, and ...
That was constructed between 1300 and 1250 BC, making them more than 3,000 years old. Lord Elgin insisted he had permission to remove the sculptures from the Ottoman Empire, which controlled ...