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    The Elgin Marbles (/ˈɛlɡɪn/ EL-ghin) are a collection of Ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon and other structures from the Acropolis of Athens...
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    as the Elgin Marbles) from the Parthenon and other structures on the Acropolis of Athens. A member of the formerly royal house of Bruce, Elgin was born...
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  • The Elgin Marbles is a 2006 book by American archaeologist Dorothy King about the 5th century BCE Classical Greek marble sculptures known as the Elgin Marbles...
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    Parthenon (redirect from Parthenon marbles)
    1803, the 7th Earl of Elgin took down some of the surviving sculptures, now known as the Elgin Marbles or simply Greek Marbles, which, although he had...
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    controversial topic as to who the Elgin Marbles belong to. The Greek government wants the Marbles back because at the time the Marbles were taken to London, Greece...
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    Britain the so-called Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon. As well as the titles Earl of Elgin and Earl of Kincardine, Lord Elgin also holds the titles Lord...
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    between the UK and Greece is the dispute over the ownership of the Elgin Marbles, a collection of Classical Greek marble sculptures, inscriptions and...
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    ownership of some of its most well-known acquisitions, notably the Greek Elgin Marbles and the Egyptian Rosetta Stone, is subject to long-term disputes and...
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  • Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles (BCRPM) is a group of British people who support the return of the Parthenon (Elgin) marbles to Athens, Greece. Members...
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    such as the Elgin Marbles. In response to the controversy surrounding the ownership of the Elgin Marbles, including instances of the marbles being accidentally...
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    Greek leader as row erupts over Elgin Marbles". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-06-17. "Elgin Marbles in UK 'like cutting Mona Lisa in...
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  • a tablet Elgin Marbles, Greek bas-reliefs housed at the British Museum Port Elgin, New Brunswick, Canada Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada Elgin–Franklin fields...
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  • at Cnidus and was involved in the debate over the ownership of the Elgin Marbles. Ian Jenkins studied at the University of Bristol where he read Ancient...
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    Giovanni Battista Lusieri (category Elgin Marbles)
    working for Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and becoming involved in the removal and shipping of the Elgin Marbles to England. According to the Netherlands...
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    Ode on a Grecian Urn (category Elgin Marbles)
    other writings in this field and his first-hand acquaintance with the Elgin Marbles, Keats perceived the idealism and representation of Greek virtues in...
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  • William G. Stewart (category Elgin Marbles)
    One. He was a long-standing supporter of the campaign to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece. He joked that if, on an episode of Fifteen to One, too few...
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    The marbles were overshadowed at the time, and still today, by the Elgin Marbles. Charles Townley was born in England at Towneley Hall, the family seat...
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    Sphinx of Giza (c. 2558–2532 BCE) Abu Simbel temples (c. 1264 BCE) Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon (438 BCE) Colossus of Rhodes (c. 292 BCE) Winged...
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    Metopes of the Parthenon (category Elgin Marbles)
    souvenirs. See also Elgin Marbles Fifteen of the South Metopes are in the British Museum as a result of the work of Lord Elgin's agents. The metope south...
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    Melina Mercouri (category Elgin Marbles)
    the Parthenon Marbles that were removed from Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and are now part...
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    Pediments of the Parthenon (category Elgin Marbles)
    Delphi. Apollons Orakel in der Welt der Antike. Cook, Brian (1984). The Elgin Marbles. London: British Museum Publications Ltd. Grimal, Pierre (1999). Dictionnaire...
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    Sphinx of Giza (c. 2558–2532 BCE) Abu Simbel temples (c. 1264 BCE) Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon (438 BCE) Colossus of Rhodes (c. 292 BCE) Winged...
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  • Case of the Elgin Marbles is a 1987 book by Christopher Hitchens on the controversy surrounding the removal by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin of the Parthenon's...
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    Sphinx of Giza (c. 2558–2532 BCE) Abu Simbel temples (c. 1264 BCE) Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon (438 BCE) Colossus of Rhodes (c. 292 BCE) Winged...
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    term classical sculpture incorporates relief work (such as the famous Elgin Marbles of the Parthenon) and the flatter bas-relief style. Whereas sculptural...
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    Parthenon Frieze (category Elgin Marbles)
    frieze is at the British Museum in London (forming the major part of the Elgin Marbles); the largest proportion of the rest is at the Acropolis Museum in Athens...
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  • Philip Hunt (priest) (category Elgin Marbles)
    Lord Elgin, he is now remembered as a figure in the history of the Elgin Marbles. Hunt applied bribery to acquire antiquities for export to Elgin's collection...
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    Neil MacGregor (category Elgin Marbles)
    from the Parthenon (the "Elgin Marbles") to Greece. A poll in 2014 suggested that more British people (37%) supported the marbles' restoration to Greece...
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    was assassinated in the House of Commons. The final shipment of the Elgin Marbles arrived in England. Sarah Siddons retired from the stage. Shipping and...
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  • Retrieved 2020-07-31. "How did the Elgin Marbles get here?". BBC News. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2020-10-20. "Elgin Marbles | Greek sculpture". Encyclopedia...
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