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When Great Britain next comes under criticism for having absconded with the Elgin Marbles from the Acropolis, we should expect their prominent display in the British Museum to be brought up as part of a value-added defense.
The sculptures were bought in 1803 from the then-Turkish authorities in Athens by the British aristocrat Lord Elgin, who subsequently donated them to the British Museum.
The Guardian of London fronted a report Monday that British Prime Minister Tony Blair has "categorically ruled" that the 2,500-year-old sculptures from the frieze of the Parthenon in Athens--known in Britain as the "Elgin Marbles"--should not be returned to Greece.
If you want to attend a debate, the tourist office (National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin Street at Confederation Square) will advise you on how to get a permit.
Subsequent “licences” granted by the Ottomans to European nobles saw many prize friezes disappear to archaeological collections around Europe, including the Elgin marbles (ornately carved pediments) that were taken to London by Lord Elgin.