A “ remarkable ” set of late 17th Century carved marble figures which represent the four seasons

ATHENS, Aug.... 21( Xinhua)--An ancient Greek marble statue of a boy and fragments of similar

ATHENS, Aug.... 21( Xinhua)--An ancient Greek marble statue of a boy and fragments of similar

, at the Acropolis Museum, in Athens, on Jan.... But Greece hopes the 2, 500-year-old marble fragment

“ It’s a waste of money, ” scaffolder Mo Martins says, looking up at Marble Arch Mound.... Instead

embrace with his British counterpart while the 200-year-old dispute over the Elgin Marbles remains

Mr Johnson met with Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday evening, who once again raised the issue of the 2, 500-year-old stones.... While the Greek prime minister raised the issue once again, Mr Johnson insisted it was a case for the trustees of the British Museum.... Mr Johnson did add, however, that he understood the" strength of feeling" of the Greek people.He said:" Prime Minister Mitsotakis raised the issue of the Parthenon Sculptures." The Prime Minister said that he under

The letter claimed bulldozing the historic building would “ pump nearly 40, 000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere ”.... We should be adapting the building, not destroying it.” A department for levelling up and communities spokesperson said: “ This is a disappointing and misleading statement from MS.... It is right that a project of such significance should be considered by the independent planning inspectorate and ministers.”....

The widow of bare-knuckle boxer Willy Collins has described criticism of a 10-foot-high memorial to her husband as “ racist ”.... “ There’s a lot of racism and jealousy involved because Willy was a famous traveller who was known all over Sheffield.” Mr Collins, who was born in Ireland, died in Majorca in July 2020, aged 49.... He is survived by nine children and some 400 nieces and nephews.As many as 1, 000 people are estimated to have lined the streets for his funeral in August 2020....

It turned out that the Norfolk museum’s benefactor, Walter P. Chrysler Jr., had obtained the statue