Parthenon Elgin Marbles
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.
Parthenon elgin marbles. Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures. The parthenon marbles greek. They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens. A section of marble frieze sculpture 438 432 bc from the parthenon in athens part of the collection that is popularly referred to as the elgin marbles at the british museum.
The display was a sensation attracting a huge number of. The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas. The sculptures that formerly decorated the parthenon temple on the acropolis in athens also known as the elgin marbles were removed more than 200 years ago by lord elgin of scotland when greece. From 1807 elgin exhibited the marbles that had arrived in britain in a house that he leased in park lane near piccadilly in london.
In many ways the marbles are emblematic of the development of modern ideas of national heritage and global display which.