In 447 Pericles began the project he is most famous for: the building program on ... created which will provide an inspiration for every art, find employment for every hand ...

Many collections of Parthenon statuary housed in the world’s museums today were acquired in this way. The most famous and significant ... position to get hold of drawings and copies of Greece ...

But in the 21st century, the Elgin Marbles, as they've long been known, are famous less as art objects than as objects of political controversy. For most people today, the Parthenon sculptures in ...

The most famous structure there is the Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the ... announced that Athens was a center for Greek ...

But in the 21st century, the Elgin Marbles, as they've long been known, are famous less as art objects than as objects of political controversy. For most people today, the Parthenon sculptures in ...