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© (c) petros mitropoulos 2009

Lord Elgin and the Removal of Marble Sculptures from the Parthenon


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The “Marbles” were bought by Great Britain in 1816 for £35,000,

considerably below their cost to Elgin (estimated at £75,000) , and

deposited in the British Museum, where they remain.

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