Parthenon Marbles Elgin
The elgin marbles sometimes referred to as the parthenon sculptures are a collection of marble sculptures that originally adorned the top of the exterior of the parthenon in athens greece and.
Parthenon marbles elgin. From 1807 elgin exhibited the marbles that had arrived in britain in a house that he leased in park lane near piccadilly in london. The elgin marbles are a source of controversy between modern britain and greece it s a collection of stone pieces rescued removed from the ruins of the ancient greek parthenon in the nineteenth century and now in demand to be sent back from the british museum to greece. The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas. 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.
In many ways the marbles are emblematic of the development of modern ideas of national heritage and global display which. They were chipped away and removed from the parthenon in athens by thomas bruce the 7th earl of elgin between 1801 and 1805. The display was a sensation attracting a huge number of. They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.
Dating back almost 2 500 years to the 5th century bc the elgin marbles are seen some of the finest examples of marble sculpture to ever have been created in the world. 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 elgin marbles a collection of stone sculptures and inscriptions more properly known as the parthenon sculptures was acquired by lord elgin in athens greece between 1801 and 1805 and today lives in london s british museum.