British Publi Poll Elgin Marbles

Thomas bruce the 7th earl of elgin and british ambassador to.

British publi poll elgin marbles.

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. 37 think the classical greek sculptures should be returned which is more than. New research by yougov appears to support mr clooney s claims about public opinion. Britain breaks with eu u k.

They have been displayed at the british museum in london since 1817 when elgin sold the marbles to the british government. 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. Polling by yougov conducted in 2017 suggested the british public mostly back the marbles return with 55 per cent saying the statues should go back to greece and 21 per cent saying they should. The artefacts which date back to the 5th century bc are regarded as some of the finest examples of marble sculpture in the world.