The New Acropolis Museum
June 19, 2009
One of the oldest international cultural disputes, the battle over the Parthenon Marbles, is taking a new twist as the new Acropolis Museum officially opens tomorrow.
Housed in a striking modern building situated at the foot of the Acropolis, the 130 million-euro ($181 million) museum is Greece’s answer to the British argument that there is nowhere in Greece to house the Marbles. The 17 figures and 56 panels were chiseled off in 1801 by Lord Elgin from a giant frieze that once decorated the Parthenon.
Greece has just rejected an offer from the British Museum to return a section of the Parthenon Marbles on a three-month loan.
Antonis Samaras, the Greek culture minister, said the deal would have meant acknowledging the British Museum as the legal owner.
Should the Parthenon Marbles be returned to Athens? Here is what the twitter community says about the dispute:
Photo: Rossella Lorenzi
well sure is the place for the marbles
http://blog.parachutefonts.com/?p=1012
Posted by: stavros Til01 Georgakopoulos | July 15, 2009 at 04:56 AM
Did anybody read this. "The 17 figures and 56 panels were chiseled off in 1801 by Lord Elgin from a giant frieze that once decorated the Parthenon."
The Brits stole the marble. Send it back with everything else they stole over the years. It's not part of their heritage.
Is a thief able to keep your car when everybody knows he has it?
Posted by: Losing my marbles | August 04, 2009 at 01:41 AM