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Should the Parthenon Marbles be Returned to Greece? Much debate has been
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parthenon marbles. THE PARTHENON AND THE ELGIN MARBLES BY EPAMINONDAS VRANOPOULOS
Athens 1985 PREFACE The response to the Greek government's ...
... century CE, Lord Elgin removed some of the surviving sculptures and took them to
England, which are now called the Elgin Marbles or Parthenon Marbles are on ...
... At the back of the temple is a chamber called the Parthenon, or chamber ... the temple
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THE PARTHENON AND THE ELGIN MARBLES
BY EPAMINONDAS VRANOPOULOS
Athens 1985
PREFACE
The response to the Greek government's demand for the return to Greece of the sculptures of the Parthenon, now in the British Museum, has been so encouraging that it has given rise to hopes that the Elgin Marbles, as they have come to be known, may indeed one day be restored to their rightful home.
The favourable response has come from UNESCO and from public opinion world-wide, including Britain.
For the time being, however, the British government and the authorities of the British Museum do not agree that the marbles should be returned. They base their stand on the argument that if the Parthenon sculptures were returned, it would set a precedent by which all the great museums of the world would ultimately have to return their treasures to their country of origin.
Nevertheless, this argument cannot apply to the Elgin Marbles because they are an inseparable part of the Parthenon and cannot be compared to such things as Egyptian obelisks, pharaoh's mummies, Mesopotamian tablets or Easter Island monoliths - not even with other Greek masterpieces such as the Winged Victory of Samothrace or the Venus de Milo.
Classical scholars and art historians are unanimous in declaring the Parthenon to be a unique example of Greek classical art. Those who visit it today see it without the sculptures and many are doubtless unaware that they even exist. Yet the marbles and the Parthenon, together, form part of their cultural heritage and they are prevented from appreciating and understanding its architectural value and aesthetic worth to the full.
CHAPTER 1
NOTES ON THE UNIQUENESS OF THE PARTHENON
The...
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