This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. During the 1700s, a European Grand Tour was a rite of passage for the sons of wealthy families. Lasting ...

The Elgin Marbles – and the debate over which ... The artefacts, known as the Parthenon Sculptures in Greece and housed in the British Museum, have been a source of tension between the two ...

The Elgin Marbles are in the UK in the National History Museum but there is a long-running dispute over where the ancient sculptures – also known as the Parthenon Sculptures – should be housed.

While Lord Elgin had received the necessary permit to look for and examine sculptures in and around the Parthenon, it is unclear whether he had permission from the Ottomans to remove them from the ...

Known in Britain as the Elgin Marbles, the 2,500-year-old sculptures adorned the Parthenon temple built at the pinnacle of ancient Athens's power in honour of the city's patron goddess ...

A diplomatic row has broken out between the British and Greek governments over the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles. The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was due to ...

Downing Street said: “Our position on the Elgin Marbles has not changed ... change the law to permit a permanent move of the Parthenon sculptures." Now the Conservatives have made their ...

But in the 21st century, the Elgin Marbles, as they've long been known, are famous less as art objects than as objects of political controversy. For most people today, the Parthenon sculptures in ...

Greek officials have suggested the Elgin Marbles are expected to be ... removed half the sculptures from the ruins of the Parthenon between 1801 and 1805, with permission from the Ottoman authorities.

served as culture minister a decade ago and helped reinvigorate Greece’s campaign to reclaim the 2,500-year-old Parthenon Marbles. During his tenure he hosted lawyer Amal Clooney in Athens, who lent ...

Last but not least: Could the Parthenon Marbles (also known as the Elgin Marbles) be returned to Greece in some sort of partnership between the Greek government and the British Museum? It's not ...