Thirty two percent said they did not care either way and 7 said they did not know which perspective they supported.
The elgin marbles should they be returned to greece.
Greece and britain have long disputed the ownership of.
The elgin marbles should be returned to greece.
Regardless of post brexit negotiations the elgin marbles should be returned to greece as a sign of goodwill after decades of arguments from all sides of the issue.
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Two of my major obsessions punctuation and greek came together recently when president xi jinping of china voiced his support for the return to greece of the parthenon marbles also known as.
On december 5 the british museum announced that it would loan a piece of the elgin marbles to the state hermitage museum in st.
Although intended as a.
The british museum acknowledges that greek governments have been pushing for the sculptures to be returned to athens since the early 1980s.
Should return the marbles to correct some of their imperialistic wrongs of the past.
The athens parthenon is definitely europe s landmark monument epitomizing its historical political and cultural roots.
It is the same with the elgin marbles.
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The poll found that 37 of people wanted the elgin marbles to be returned to greece while only 23 thought the marbles should remain in britain.
Eight reasons why the elgin marbles should be returned to greece 3 9 out of 5 based on 23 ratings rating.
In the first full length work on this fiercely debated issue christopher hitchens recounts the history of these precious sculptures and forcefully makes the case for their return to greece.
Nicholas said 01 28 13 at 3 08 pm.
A little history on this.
Widely known in britain as.
No matter what condition they are in and how they are being cared for they rightfully belong to the athenian people and should be returned to the parthenon.
The elgin marbels play a big role in greece the historical content of greece from between 447 and 432bce until 1801 when lord elgin the so called art lover obtained them by sawing them off.