The greek government has frequently demanded the return of the marbles but the british museum claiming among other reasons that it has saved the marbles.
The greek and british controversy regarding the elgin marbles.
The final shipment of the elgin marbles reached london in 1812 and in 1816 the entire collection was acquired from elgin by the crown for the sum of 35 000 about half of elgin s costs.
A 75 m long part of the original 160 m parthenon frieze.
In many ways the marbles are emblematic of the development of modern ideas of national heritage and global display which.
The parthenon marbles greek.
15 of the 92 original metopes from the parthenon representing the fight between the centaurs and the lapiths.
The greek government has disputed the british museum trustees legal title to the sculptures.
They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.
Curently the elgin marbles constitute one of the most important collections of the british museum.
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.
Today much controversy surrounds the ownership elgin marbles both the british and greeks argue that each have legal and moral claim over the parliament s marble adornments.