Eighteen members of the house of representatives urged britain to open talks in earnest for the return of the parthenon sculptures to greece in a letter addressed to united kingdom pm boris johnson.
Return the greek marbles.
Greece gained its independence in 1832 and in 1837 the greek archaeology society was founded.
Greece calls again for return of parthenon marbles greece on saturday urged britain to return the parthenon marbles often known as the elgin marbles as one of the world s greatest ancient.
The us congress has waded into the ongoing row over the elgin marbles and called for their return to greece.
Widely known in britain as.
May be forced to return the parthenon marbles and many other antiquities to their original home in greece.
The letter stated the marbles have been the source of controversy among western allies for many decades.
July 11 this year is the 200th anniversary of the act of parliament that saw the uk buy 2 500 year old sculptures taken from the parthenon from the then earl of elgin.
American actor george clooney voiced his support for the return by the united kingdom and reunification of the parthenon marbles in greece during his promotional campaign for his 2014 film the monuments men which retells the story of allied efforts to save important masterpieces of art and other culturally important items before their destruction by hitler and the nazis during world war ii.
His remarks regarding the marbles reignited the debate in the united kingdom about their return to.
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As part of negotiations with the european union the u k.
The greek government has frequently demanded the return of the marbles but the british museum claiming among other reasons that it has saved the marbles from certain damage and deterioration has not acceded and the issue remains controversial.
Greece has officially requested the temporary return of the parthenon marbles to athens for the bicentennial events.