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Greece opens Acropolis Museum, wants marbles back

Source: News 24

Athens : Greece | 5 months ago

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Greece inaugurated its long-delayed Acropolis Museum on Saturday with the prime minister calling for the Classical Parthenon marbles, held in Britain for 200 years, to be repatriated. The 2 500-year-old sculptures were removed from the Parthenon in 1806 by Lord Elgin, then British ambassador...

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Greece opens Acropolis Museum, wants marbles back

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News Source: Times Online | 5 months ago

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