Athens Survival Guide Index Elgin Marbles Index

Drawing on data gleaned from 19th century ottoman archives acropolis museum director dimitrios pandermalis has challenged claims by the british museum that lord elgin had obtained permission from the sultan when greece was under turkish rule to transfer the parthenon marbles from athens to london.

Athens survival guide index elgin marbles index.

Elgin marbles el gin key ancient sculptures taken from athens to england in 1806 by thomas bruce 7th earl of elgin. Starting with articles on the various sites as you scroll down i have included different tours to these sites as well as links to licensed tour guides drivers who do private tours travel agencies and information on. Survival guide home. The 2 500 year old marble sculptures were removed from the parthenon temple on the acropolis in athens by the ottoman ambassador lord elgin in the.

The parthenon frieze by phidias a caryatid and a column from the erechtheum were sold to the british government in 1816 and are now on view in the british museum in a gallery donated by lord duveen. Lord elgin athens survival guide. My interest in this is because the marbles were brought back to britain from athens by my great great great grandfather thomas bruce 7th earl of elgin at the start of the 19th century. He was passionate about antiquities and wanted to preserve them from the destruction they faced at a time when war and local indifference was grinding away at the edifice.

These days lord elgin tells the bbc that it s better to look forward than back all the time regarding the events of 1860 and the same could be insinuated for the parthenon marbles. Index of all the articles and guides to ancient sites in greece and anything that has to do with archaeology from matt barrett s greece travel guides and athens survival guide. Said that the british museum had been deliberately misleading about its contacts with athens. The so called elgin marbles now reside in the british museum.

Please see our privacy notice for details of your data protection rights. This is the index page for my athens survival guide. The parthenon is perhaps the most famous icon of athens. Between 1801 and 1812 during the ottoman occupation of greece thomas bruce the 7th earl of elgin removed many of the parthenon s sculptural elements and took them to london.

The elgin marbles will never be returned to greece. Here s the debate in a nutshell.