Marbles Reunited - I'm in two minds about the Elgin Marbles. On the one hand we did nick them, no question. But on the other hand, having spent a lot of time admiring them in the British Museum, I'd really miss that horse's head!

Fortunately this site has no such qualms, it's all in favour of doing the right thing and giving them back. It also points out that Elgin did not grab all of the marble peices with the result that some of the figures are actually split between London and Athens (eg. head in the UK, torso in Greece). It offers a first chance to see the various bits reunited with photos of the various elements juxtaposed to show how they should look.

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