Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith (made around 440 BC). Marble; from the Parthenon, Athens Around 1800, Lord Elgin removed some of the sculptures from the ruins of the Parthenon in Athens ...

Elgin’s workmen removed a total of 15 metopes from the Parthenon. They also took 247 feet—just under half—of the total frieze, as well as removing one of the caryatids (female sculptures ...

Around 1800, Lord Elgin removed some of the sculptures from the ruins of the Parthenon in Athens, and a few years later put them on public show in London. For most western Europeans it was the ...

While Lord Elgin had received the necessary permit to look for and examine sculptures in and around the Parthenon, it is unclear whether he had permission from the Ottomans to remove them from the ...

Libby Purves meets actor Brian Cox and singer June Tabor. Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith (made around 440 BC). Marble; from the Parthenon ...

Italian news agency Ansa reported growing optimism about the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece, noting intensified contacts between Athens and London aimed at repatriating the artifacts ...

For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, almost destroyed by explosion, and disfigured by well-meaning renovations.

An curved arrow pointing right. A team of London lawyers, including George Clooney's new wife Amal Clooney, are in Athens to submit proposals to help Greece's campaign to reclaim 5th-century BC ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s conservative government on Wednesday nominated Parliament Speaker Constantine Tassoulas, a leading advocate for the return of disputed Parthenon sculptures from ...