The Parthenon is probably one of the most iconic ... maquettes or 3D models have all been used for decades to convey specific images of the past. In most cases these images are a side-support ...

Athens loomed large in the minds of early modern visitors and so the Parthenon remained for them the architectural embodiment of that ideal. When Greece gained independence from the Ottoman Empire ...

The ancient sculptures were taken from the Parthenon temple at the Acropolis in Athens in the early 19th century by British diplomat Thomas Bruce, the Earl of Elgin. (Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images ...

This could include the 3,600 year old Mask of Agamemnon and the Kritios Boy. Getty Images The Parthenon Project suggests that an agreement with Greece could mean masterpieces like the mask of ...

The Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the "Elgin Marbles" or "Parthenon Marbles" were taken from Greece in the early 19th century ... Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images / Smithsonian / Google ...

Photo: Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images ... is still a “long way off.” The Parthenon marbles were removed from the Acropolis of Athens in the early 19th century by Lord Elgin, who ...