Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ELGIN MARBLES
ELGIN MARBLES El "gin mar "bles.
Defn: Greek sculptures in the British Museum. They were obtained at Athens, about 1811, by Lord Elgin.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Elgin
El gin |ˈeljin ˈɛlʤɪn | an industrial city in northeastern Illinois, west of Chicago, formerly noted for its watch manufacturing; pop. 106,330 (est. 2008 ).
Elgin Marbles
El gin Mar bles |ˈelgin ˈmärbəlz, -jin ˌɛlɡən ˈmɑrbəlz | a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and architectural fragments, chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens, brought to England by the diplomat and art connoisseur Thomas Bruce (1766 –1841 ), the 7th Earl of Elgin. Executed by Phidias in the 5th century bc, the sculptures were brought from Greece between 1803 and 1812, when the country was under Turkish control. They are currently housed in the British Museum, but are the subject of a repatriation request from the Greek government, which does not accept the legality of the Turkish sale.
Oxford Dictionary
Elgin
El gin |ˈeljin ˈɛlʤɪn | an industrial city in northeastern Illinois, west of Chicago, formerly noted for its watch manufacturing; pop. 106,330 (est. 2008 ).
Elgin Marbles
Elgin Marbles a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and architectural fragments, chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens, brought to England by the diplomat and art connoisseur Thomas Bruce (1766 –1841 ), the 7th Earl of Elgin. Carved under the direction of Phidias in the 5th century bc, the sculptures were brought from Greece between 1803 and 1812, when the country was under Turkish control. They are currently housed in the British Museum, but are the subject of a repatriation request from the Greek government, who do not accept the legality of the Turkish sale.
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