The chase
No stopping
In the pack
White fan
Butt Ugly
Radiant
Sniffing the air
Here's looking at you
What do you see?
Kisses
Pieris flowers
Strolling along the banks
Looking dapper
Keeping an eye on things
This way
Door topper
Temple of Poseidon
Grecian sunset
Katakolon in the morning light
Ruins of the Temple of Hera
Downed columns
Construction wonder
Sunburst
Fair maiden
The Porch of the Caryatids
The Parthenon
Ionic columns of the Erechtheion
Poised and ready
Elegance Extraordinaire
Flying hair
Low to the ice
Mr. Flexible
Swing through
Shadow toss
Stephen Carriere
Rhapsody in blue
Shadow man
Inspiration
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The bare walls
The Parthenon, Athens, Greece.
"The Parthenon Marbles, forming a part of the collection known as the Elgin Marbles ( /ˈɛlɡɪn/ EL-gin), are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures (mostly by Phidias and his pupils), inscriptions and architectural members that originally were part of the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens. Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1799–1803, obtained a controversial permit from the Ottoman authorities to remove pieces from the Parthenon.
From 1801 to 1812 Elgin's agents removed about half of the surviving sculptures of the Parthenon, as well as architectural members and sculpture from the Propylaea and Erechtheum. The Marbles were transported by sea to Britain. In Britain, the acquisition of the collection was supported by some, while other critics compared Elgin's actions to vandalism or looting.
Following a public debate in Parliament and subsequent exoneration of Elgin's actions, the marbles were purchased by the British government in 1816 and placed on display in the British Museum, where they stand now on view in the purpose-built Duveen Gallery. The debate continues as to whether the Marbles should remain in the British Museum or be returned to Athens."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles
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"The Parthenon Marbles, forming a part of the collection known as the Elgin Marbles ( /ˈɛlɡɪn/ EL-gin), are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures (mostly by Phidias and his pupils), inscriptions and architectural members that originally were part of the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens. Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1799–1803, obtained a controversial permit from the Ottoman authorities to remove pieces from the Parthenon.
From 1801 to 1812 Elgin's agents removed about half of the surviving sculptures of the Parthenon, as well as architectural members and sculpture from the Propylaea and Erechtheum. The Marbles were transported by sea to Britain. In Britain, the acquisition of the collection was supported by some, while other critics compared Elgin's actions to vandalism or looting.
Following a public debate in Parliament and subsequent exoneration of Elgin's actions, the marbles were purchased by the British government in 1816 and placed on display in the British Museum, where they stand now on view in the purpose-built Duveen Gallery. The debate continues as to whether the Marbles should remain in the British Museum or be returned to Athens."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles
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