The elgin marbles should remain in the uk and not be returned to greece despite an intervention by officials in washington according to a poll of express co uk readers.
British publi poll elgin marbles.
By luke hawker published.
If there were a referendum on whether or not the elgin marbles should be returned to greece or remain in the british museum the british public say that they would vote to return them to greece by a margin of more than two to one according to a new mori poll carried out for regent productions.
The artefacts which date back to the 5th century bc are regarded as some of the finest examples of marble sculpture in the world.
37 think the classical greek sculptures should be returned which is more than.
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The sculptures which lord elgin removed from the parthenon in athens 200 years ago and sold to the british museum are also known as the parthenon marbles for their original home.
Thomas bruce the 7th earl of elgin and british ambassador to.
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