The Parthenon temple sits on top of the Acropolis of Athens, the two-thousand-year-old fortress above the Greek city.īuilt between 447 and 432 BC, the temple is one of the most iconic buildings on earth, once used as a church, a mosque, a treasury and an ammunition store.Ĭenturies ago, the Parthenon featured breathtaking sculptures of gods, goddesses and the battle between Centaurs and Lapiths at the marriage-feast of Peirithoos – all hand-etched from solid marble.īut today, when you step beyond the columns, they're nowhere to be seen. There are campaigns and meetings like this happening all around the world, where the Greek diaspora is agitating to convince their home nations - but also Greece itself - that it's time to push this issue in the United Nations' International Court of Justice.Īnd this group is playing a key role. "World opinion overwhelmingly, and for many years now, has supported the return of the sculptures." One of the arguments for keeping the marbles in the British Museum has been about keeping them safe.
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