Why Did The British Want To Return The Parthenon

For the issue of the ownership of the Parthenon statues between the Greek and British perspective, I have to agree with a Greek position forward turning in the statues to its original proper place in the Parthenon . British Ambassador to Constantinople, Lord Thomas Elgin taken the Parthenon Marbles from Athens under Turkish occupation. Meaning, the Greek government had no say in the decision of Laura Thomas Elgin of removing the Parthenon Marbles from Athens.

The reason why the British should return the Parthenon Marbles back to Greece is because it is the Greeks the ones who made it. And the British have taking it without any permission from occupied Greek government under the Ottoman Empire nor the Greek people. In a sense the British has committed thievery against the Greeks. And the Greeks demanded back to it's …show more content…
But, I think Greece should give the British a compensation for the statues as a replacement for the British museum to satisfy the British and its visitors that go to the museum. The ideal placement for the Parthenon Marbles could be a sculpted replica of it. So that the visitors can marvel at it to get an idea of how it looks in reality. To certain extent it is understandable why the British want to keep the Parthenon, in order to gain much business as possible for visitors to see. But, it is unjust for the British to keep it because it was never theirs to begin with and never had permission to keep it. I hope this replica solution will satisfy both the British and the Greeks. With the Greeks having their historical architecture back into their homeland and the British having a replica for visitors to see. And maybe this replica will encourage people to visit Greece for marvelous architecture throughout history. Possibly and unlikely, maybe this will boost a Greek economy with the new