Episode 422
The Elgin Marbles
Learn more about how the greatest artistic works of Greece ended up in London
Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More
September 1, 202110m 18s
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Show Notes
Beginning in 1801, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, the Earl of Elgin, began a project to document the sculptures located at the Parthenon in Athens.
He then took it one step further and took half of the sculptures at the Parthenon and shipped them back to England.
It has been a source of controversy and diplomatic conflict ever since.
Learn more about the Elgin Marbles on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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