What are the Elgin Marbles and could they be returned to Greece? - Could the priceless antiquities finally be returned to ...
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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 ...
The Elgin Marbles, taken from the Acropolis in Athens in 1801 by Scottish nobleman Lord Elgin, were previously known as the Parthenon Sculptures. Elgin then sold the sculptures to the British ...