Parthenon Marbles

Hellenic Electronic Center (HEC) For the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles

Browsing Posts published in May, 2010

The Parthenon has always been the soul of Greece “There’s little doubt that the Greeks became the corner stone of the edifice of the West. Their philosophy, science, technology, political theory, democracy, art, dramatic theater, architecture, literature, athletics and mythology gave rise to Western culture, a living and aspiring way of life for much of […]

The lucky ones visiting the Acropolis this summer, will see the Parthenon without the ugly scaffolding. The equipment are being dismantled from the north side and the work reveals the middle eight columns (from 4th to 11th). Also removed the cement and rusted iron from past operations. Six marble metopes from the north side are […]

The article in the comment below was published in New York Times. The author is missing the whole point of the looting and vandalism and pretends the British have the marbles in some legitimate way! His statement: “…the British still make the better case” is based on foolish arguments like the vast majority of people […]

These Hellenic artifacts were recently auctioned at Bonhams in UK. Δεν μπορούμε να πιστοποιήσουμε ότι έχουν φύγει παράνομα από τη χώρα και ως αποτέλεσμα δεν μπορούμε να μπλοκάρουμε τη δημοπρασία Unfortunately the Greek Government had no proof that the wreath had left the country illegally. e-typos.com The Greek officials interest is on a delicate wreath […]

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