Detail from the western frieze of the Parthenon. British Museum, London Photograph by Josse/Scala, Florence In 1687, during a war fought between Venice and the Ottomans, the great monument was ...

All remaining original sculptures have now been removed to the climate-controlled Acropolis Museum, their places on the Parthenon taken by exact replicas. Despite all these efforts, the Parthenon ...

The Acropolis Museum, which also houses the Parthenon Marbles, has been one of the most visited museums across the globe for ...

Progress in the negotiations for the return of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece was reported at a recent conference organized by the Greek community at the London School of Economics ...

More than 2,400 years after its construction, the Parthenon—the sanctuary to the ... at the base of the citadel of the Acropolis Museum, which will showcase more than 4,000 ancient statues ...

In 1801, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, took the Parthenon Marbles (also known as the Elgin Marbles) from Athens to England. Fifteen years later, he sold them to the British Museum, where they ...

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the head of a statue of Alexander the Great and a gallery with various Parthenon artifacts. Many previous travelers said the Acropolis Museum was one of the best museums they'd ever visited ...

For most people today, the Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum provoke only one question: should they be in London or in Athens? The Greek government insists they should be in Athens ...

Modeled after the Parthenon in Athens, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the most recognized buildings in Philadelphia. Once you've made it to the top of the "Rocky Stairs," take a breath ...

The Elgin Marbles, originally part of Parthenon and Acropolis of Athens. On display in the British Museum in Duveen Gallery. East Pediment depicts the birth of Athena. (photo credit: EWY Media.