Parthenon Marbles Museum Athens

Moreover the design of the museum allows exhibits to be seen in natural light and incorporates a number of on site excavations including a large urban settlement dating from archaic to early christian athens see below.
Parthenon marbles museum athens. Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures. The contrast with the present display of the parthenon marbles in london could hardly be greater. Graham barclay bwp. The parthenon marbles under the greek light are an integral part of athena s temple still standing encircled by the remarkable array of monuments hallmarks of justice the areopagos art theatre of dionysus learning hadrian s library and democracy the agora are enduring symbols of our western civilization.
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 2 500 year old sculptures were illegally torn off the parthenon in the 1800s taken to england and sold to the museum in 1816 by lord elgin. 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. The elgin marbles have been controversial for over 200 years with the acropolis museum in athens which houses the remaining sculptures keeping a space empty for them amongst its current.
Sculptures which form part of the elgin marbles taken from the parthenon in athens greece over 200 years ago on display at the british museum in london england. In the centre of the parthenon gallery on the 3rd floor the visitor can observe a video presentation about the parthenon and the sculptural decoration of the monument. The parthenon marbles greek. The dispute centers around the parthenon marbles removed by thomas bruce 7th earl of elgin from 1801 to 1803 which are in the british museum.
The parthenon marbles a major money making display at the british museum have been the subject of an ongoing dispute between greece and the uk. The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas.