They were made by the greek architect and sculptor phidias and were an integral part of the temple of parthenon and other temples on the acropolis in athens.
Marbles from the parthenon.
The parthenon and its sculptures marbles have a history which stretches back 2500 years when it was built to honor a goddess called athena.
Aka the parthenon marbles the elgin marbles are a large selection of antiquities taken by lord thomas bruce the seventh earl of elgin from greece and shipped to britain between 1801 and 1812.
The temple was the centrepiece of an ambitious building programme on the acropolis of athens the british museum explains.
Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures.
The elgin marbles are sculptures from the parthenon a marble frieze temple aka a doric temple on the athenian acropolis greece built in 447 432 bc and dedicated to the goddess athena.
A section of marble frieze sculpture 438 432 bc from the parthenon in athens part of the collection that is popularly referred to as the elgin marbles at the british museum.
It has been ruined since 1687 when gunpowder stored inside exploded and attackers bombarded the structure.
The parthenon marbles greek.
What are the parthenon marbles.
It has been a christian church and a muslim mosque.
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The pieces were sold to the british museum in london in 1816.
Of these the metopes and the frieze were part of the structure of the parthenon itself.
The parthenon marbles are a large collection of marble friezes and statues from the classical greek era.
The parthenon marbles have become the most visible and notorious collection of acropolis artifacts still housed in museums across europe often with the justification that such objects are.