The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas.
British mueseum marbles.
Lord elgin began negotiations for the sale of the collection to the british museum in 1811 but negotiations failed despite the support of british artists after the government.
The elgin marbles are british owned purchased by the crown from lord elgin in 1816 and presented by parliament to the british museum.
In a leaked letter uk culture secretary oliver dowden said that government funded museums and galleries risk losing taxpayer support if they remove artefacts.
End of meanwhile a fourth simply.
The british museum is again refusing to return the parthenon marbles to their country of origin claiming it has no intention of removing controversial objects from public display according to uk media reports.