The marbles have been on display in the british museum since 1817 of the 115 delicately sculpted marble panels that circumscribed the temple with a depiction of the annual panathenaic procession.
British museum acropolis marbles.
Even now the marbles at the british museum are often referred to as the elgin marbles as if he had a hand in creating them.
The temple s great size and lavish use of white marble was intended to show off the city s power and wealth at the height of its empire.
The greeks might have lost the marbles if.
The elgin marbles refer to a collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details dating back to the fifth century bc which are currently kept in the british museum london.
γλυπτά του παρθενώνα also known as the elgin marbles ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n 1 are a collection of classical greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor phidias and his.
The british museum is prevented by uk law from returning the marbles although the labour leader jeremy corbyn has said he would repatriate them if his party were elected.
It was the centrepiece of an ambitious building programme on the acropolis of athens.
Lord elgin sold the marbles to the british government who passed them on to the british museum in 1817 where they remain one of its most prized exhibits.
Parthenon marbles elgin marbles artist phidias year c.
Like the acropolis museum the marbles in london are housed in a purpose built room the duveen gallery room 18.
The british museum enjoys a good professional relationship with the acropolis museum which in recent years has included scholarly workshops staff placements and sharing knowledge over a wide range of subjects from colour on ancient sculpture to museum display and presentation.
447 438 bce type marble dimensions 75 m 246 ft location british museum london the parthenon marbles greek.
The 2 500 year old sculptures were illegally torn off the parthenon in the.