Where Are The Parthenon Marbles Now

Poseidon apollo and artemis poseidon apollo and artemis marble relief portion of the east section of the parthenon frieze 448 429 bce.
Where are the parthenon marbles now. The elgin marbles are a source of controversy between modern britain and greece it s a collection of stone pieces rescued removed from the ruins of the ancient greek parthenon in the nineteenth century and now in demand to be sent back from the british museum to greece. In many ways the marbles are emblematic of the development of modern ideas of national heritage and global display which. Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures. 15 of 92 metopes.
Other sculptures from the parthenon are now in the louvre museum in paris in copenhagen and elsewhere but many are still in athens. Greece on saturday urged britain to return the parthenon marbles often known as the elgin marbles as one of the world s greatest ancient sites the acropolis re opens after the coronavirus. The parthenon marbles have become the most visible and notorious collection of acropolis artifacts still housed in museums across europe often with the justification that such objects are. The elgin marbles sometimes referred to as the parthenon sculptures are a collection of marble sculptures that originally adorned the top of the exterior of the parthenon in athens greece and.
The parthenon marbles acquired by elgin include some 21 figures from the statuary from the east and west pediments 15 of an original 92 metope panels depicting battles between the lapiths and the centaurs as well as 75 metres of the parthenon frieze which decorated the horizontal course set above the interior architrave of the temple. 17 figures from the pediments and various other pieces of architecture says the british museum. The elgin marbles collection consists of roughly half of what now survives of the parthenon that is 247 feet of the original 524 feet of frieze.