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Parthenon marbles
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Elgin Marbles
The
Elgin Marbles
, also known as the
Parthenon Marbles
, are a collection of
Classical Greek
marble sculptures
(made mostly by
Phidias
and his assistants), inscriptions, and architectural pieces that were originally part of the
temple of the Parthenon
and other buildings on the
Acropolis of Athens
.
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
obtained in 1801 a controversial permit from the
Sublime Porte
, which then
ruled
Greece
.
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