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'Covert' and 'accelerating campaign' to return Elgin Marbles to Greece, say campaigners
A letter, exclusively obtained by Sky News, suggests legal action could be taken to prevent the UK government and British ...
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Influential Brits Demand Halt to Parthenon Marbles Talks with Greece
A letter calls on the UK government and the British Museum to stop future talks for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to ...
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Why are the Elgin Marbles so controversial?
In early December 2024, newspaper reports suggested that the dispute surrounding the fate of the so-called Elgin Marbles may ...
British Museum to close on key day in summer – but it won’t say why
Exclusive: Speculation that the closure is related to French president Emmanuel Macron’s state visit as 18,000 visitors face ...
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The Elgin Marbles, taken from the Parthenon, are at the center of ... - NPR
The Elgin Marbles, taken from the Parthenon, are at the center of this political rift Greece's prime minister cut a U.K. visit short after an apparent snub by his U.K. counterpart over the Elgin ...
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A solution for the Elgin marbles: Robot-carved replicas?
In any case, Elgin had the 5th-century B.C. marbles torn down from the Parthenon and shipped to Britain, where he intended to display them privately in his home.
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Who Owns the Elgin Marbles? - Newsweek
It's not polite to call the Elgin Marbles the Elgin Marbles anymore. Not even in the British Museum, where the ancient Greek sculptures and reliefs have resided since the early 19th century, after a ...
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The other Elgin behind the ‘stolen’ marbles in the British Museum
By the time Elgin’s men arrived, the Parthenon had been occupied, desecrated and burned. Over the centuries, it was looted by conquering Roman generals, seized by Alaric the Goth and blown up by ...
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Elgin Marbles - Page 5 - The New York Times
After 220 Years, the Fate of the Parthenon Marbles Rests in Secret Talks The British Museum and Greece’s prime minister are getting closer to a deal on returning the so-called Elgin Marbles to ...
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George Clooney puts Brits in snit over Elgin marbles - USA TODAY
Clooney and co-stars say maybe the British should give the Parthenon marbles back British say the Yanks don%27t know what they%27re talking about They bought them fair and square and they%27re ...
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What are the Elgin Marbles and why are they so controversial?
In 1983, the Greek government officially asked the UK Government to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece and went on to list the dispute with Unesco (United Nations Educational, Scientific and ...
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Elgin Marbles - Page 6 - The New York Times
After 220 Years, the Fate of the Parthenon Marbles Rests in Secret Talks The British Museum and Greece’s prime minister are getting closer to a deal on returning the so-called Elgin Marbles to ...