The missing pieces – among them 15 Parthenon metopes (rectangular slabs) and 19 figures from the temple’s pediments, all of them in London – exist there as plaster casts.

Greece's government on Tuesday accused Britain of showing "a lack of respect" by abruptly cancelling a meeting between their leaders after a dispute over 2,500-year-old Parthenon sculptures housed ...

The British Museum says the marbles, which are roughly half of a 160-meter frieze that adorned the fifth century BC Parthenon temple, were acquired by Elgin under a legal contract with the Ottoman ...

A lawyer by trade, Tassoulas is also a member of the governing center-right New Democracy party and served as culture minister a decade ago, helping reinvigorate Greece’s campaign to reclaim the ...

FILE - Visitors look at sculptures that are part of the Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum in London, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. One of the world's most intractable cultural disputes has sprung ...

The British Museum has always ruled out returning the marbles, which include about half of the 160-meter (525-ft) frieze that adorned the Parthenon, and insists they were legally acquired.

The Parthenon marbles are a collection of sculptures built between 447 and 438 BCE that used to adorn the Acropolis of Athens. Between 1801 and 1812, the 7th Earl of Elgin authorised the removal of ...

NIGEL Farage has waded into the Elgin Marbles row saying they “absolutely” should remain in Britain. The priceless artefacts must not be handed over to Greece, the Reform UK boss said. Chairm… ...

Caption: Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum in London on Jan. 9.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek lawmakers on Wednesday elected as president a former parliamentary speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum ...

Greece has long campaigned for their return. FILE - Visitors look at sculptures that are part of the Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum in London, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, CanadaGreece’s new president is a leading advocate of bringing home the Parthenon sculptures from Britain By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:35 AM CST Wednesday ...