Greece has been engaged in a long dispute over some of the world’s most famous sculptures. The sculptures were taken from the Parthenon almost 200 years ago and brought to Britain, and the Greeks argue they should be returned to Athens.
Worldfocus special correspondent Lynn Sherr and producer Megan Thompson report on Greece’s efforts to recover the precious statues.
Also, view extended interviews and an interactive tour of the Parthenon Frieze in the Acropolis Museum.
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10/16/2009 :: 04:18:10 AM
Radu Teodorescu Says:
Hello all,
I am not an archeologist, this is a matter of archeologists and historians. But as an intellectual and as a lover of the past, I think that if Greek goverment does not have the means to preserve its heritage it is a “european” duty to help the Greeks to have the necessary means to have their historical sites at their home. I am reffering to the most relevant aspects of their culture. Helenic culture is as well a global european culture but on one likes to see its house taken to the nighbours. I would not like to have my roof to the next house I live. Each of us we have our won roofs. kKeeping them in international sites is not a solution to the problem.
There must be made conditions inside Athens to have them there.