Elgin Marbles
Elgin Marbles
The Elgin Marbles, also recognized as the Parthenon Marbles, are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures, inscriptions and architectural members that primitively were part of the Parthenon and other constructions on the Acropolis of Athens. Collection of ancient Greek shapes and architectural items in the British Museum, London, where they are now named the Parthenon shapes.
From 1801 to 1812 Elgin’s agents killed about half of the lasting shapes of the Parthenon, as well as architectural members and sculpture from the Propylaea and Erechtheum. The ‘Elgin Marbles’ is a popular word that in its broadest use might concern to the collection of stone articles – shapes, inscriptions and architectural features – developed by Lord Elgin throughout his time as ambassador to the Ottoman court of the Sultan in Istanbul.
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