The Elgin Parthenon Marbles

[Spartan]

I saw the marbles as well but was even more disappointed when all the other Greek sections were closed due to the heat and the security guards not being able to take the heat. I was in front of the sections and it wasn't any hotter than the rest of the museum. This was 4-5 years ago when London reached it's record high ever of 101 degrees. The funny thing was that the Underground shut down due to the heat. The reason was that the tracks could not withstand those temperatures.

[nsminc]

The UK should not only give them back but a)pay for the construction of the new museum in the Acropolis b) give 10% of the revenue generated by visitors to the British Museum all these years to Greece.


Why DO they call it the British Museum for anyway?

[Truth Bearer]

Cranes move Acropolis sculptures
Greece has begun moving the ancient sculptures from the Acropolis in Athens to a new home - a museum at the foot of the hilltop citadel.
Crowds of bystanders watched the first of the monuments gingerly lifted by cranes at the 2,500-year-old Parthenon.

Thousands of antiquities will be moved, mostly marble sculptures from the fifth and sixth centuries BC.

Greek officials hope the new site will boost the country's long campaign for the return of the Elgin Marbles.

The Elgin Marbles are a collection of sculptures that were removed from the Parthenon 200 years ago and are now part of a collection at the British Museum in London.

'Historic event'

Michael Liapis, the Greek culture minister, told Reuters news agency: "It is the first time in 2,500 years the Parthenon marbles are moved.

"It's a historic event not just for Greece but the international community."

The antiquities - which are insured for 400m euros (£280m) - are being removed from the old museum next to the Parthenon.

Three giant cranes are expected to take six weeks to transfer the sculptures 400 metres (1,300ft) down the hill to a new ultra-modern museum, which is set to open next year.


Story from BBC NEWS:
BBC NEWS | Europe | Cranes move Acropolis sculptures

Published: 2007/10/15 00:07:29 GMT

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[Reaper]

Originally Posted by nsminc

The UK should not only give them back but a)pay for the construction of the new museum in the Acropolis b) give 10% of the revenue generated by visitors to the British Museum all these years to Greece.


Why DO they call it the British Museum for anyway?

Because it is uniquely what the the 'British' have stolen from countries around the world. They also had some Nazi plunder, but they had to pay the jew conpensation this year when he proved the drawings were his. I made this list myself:

British Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Spartan]

The British Museum has free admission.

[nsminc]

Check this out:
Marbles with an Attitude!

They even sell shirts and coffee cups

[Tsontos]

Originally Posted by Reaper

Because it is uniquely what the the 'British' have stolen from countries around the world. They also had some Nazi plunder, but they had to pay the jew conpensation this year when he proved the drawings were his. I made this list myself:

British Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ha! thats a great list. never heard about any of it before. Why were the Australian Aboriginal ashes returned but not the Parthenon Marbles?

[Reaper]

Because they knew not many people came to see them and like other things this 'institution' has done, they hoped no one would discuss it. Fortunately for us, unfortunately for them- i found it when I read their policy 'never to return or sell objects they own' as an excuse not to return the marbles. i immediately found nazi plunder they had to give compensation for, australian ashes they returned and african artifacts they actually illegally privately sold! It is really not that hard to unravel the english when they are lying, which is 99.9% of the time. They are so naturally corrupt.

[Tsontos]

morally bunkrupt??

[Reaper]

completely, in Europe they are famous for condemning every EU nation they see as corrupt, however every European knows that the worse is the UK in terms of corruption simply because unlike italy for example, the English never admit to any corruption, act moral and attack other all day, until they are found guilty by a judge and sent to prison, than everyone in the uk acts shocked! LOL