The Parthenon
marbles are sculptures from Athens. The marbles were in the
Parthenon that was made for the goddess Athena. Over the years, the
marbles have been damaged.
When the Parthenon was made into a church in AD 500, the
sculptures experienced the first blow of damage. Then in 1687,
Athens was under a siege and the place was used as a gunpowder
store. An explosion happened and damaged the majority of the
sculptures. By 1805, the British ambassador gathered half of the
remaining sculptures and brought them back to London. In 1816, the
sculptures were on display at the
British
Museum. (British Museum) Now that
Athenshave a
stable museum to hold the sculptures in, they should be given back.
The Athenian museum has recently opened to the
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