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When did the British take the Elgin Marbles?

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What was the name of the person who brought the Elgin Marbles to the British Musuem in London?

Lord Elgin


Who were Elgin Marbles made for?

The Elgin marbles were made for the Parthenon in Greece


Where did Elgin Marbles come from?

Lord Elgin took the Elgin Marbles from the ruins of the Parthenon starting around 1801.


Can the British keep the Parthenon marble?

Ownership of the Elgin marbles is still under ongoing dispute.


What museum in Great Britain has the Rosetta Stone and Elgin Marbles as a part of its exhibits?

The British Museum, London.


What were the Elgin marbles and their history in ancient Greece?

There is a very comprehensive Wikipedia article on the Elgin marbles (see related link)


Who made the elgin marbles?

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Where are the elgin marbles kept?

The marbles are kept in a museum in London, England


Why are the Elgin marbles a subject of controversy?

The controversy derives from the different Greek and British views as to who should own the Elgin Marbles. From the Greek perspective, the marbles used to be part of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece and Greece maintains they should be returned there since they are a part of Greek cultural heritage. Britain says Lord Elgin was allowed to remove these from the Acropolis by the Ottoman Turkish government that was in power at the time that Elgin made the request. Therefore, the British legally removed them, even though the Greeks at that time were not consulted. Also these marble reliefs would have been destroyed by now if they had been left in their original place because of the various wars that were fought in Athens since Elgin took the marbles out of Greece. So Britain has preserved the Elgin marbles for 200 years and ought to keep them.


What are the Elysian or Elgin Marbles and where are they now?

I presume you mean the Elgin marbles. They are a large part of the relief sculptures, which adorned the Parthenon temple in Athens since the 5th century BC. They were removed from ther by Lord Elgin, Englishman. They are now in the British Museum, London.


How did the British Museum get the Elgin Marbles?

British Ambassador to Turkey Lord Elgin, visiting Turkish-owned Greece, visited Athens and found most of the Parthenon statuary, through neglect, fallen down on the ground and broken. He paid the local Turkish governor for the right to collect and take them, and sent them to England, where they found safe refuge in the British Museum.


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