British columnist Denis McShane has written an op-ed taking a clear position in favor of the Parthenon Sculptures returning to Greece, published in “The Independent”, int.ert.gr reports.
Titled “Will Boris Johnson right our colonial wrongs and return the Elgin Marbles? Don’t make me laugh”, the British columnist refers to Elgin’s stealing of the Parthenon Marbles, the sole country in the history of the Parthenon (i.e. Great Britain) to loot the Monument. “The Independent” columnist presents the case’s history; from how the Parthenon sculptures were removed, to the British government’s refusal to return them to Athens.
“In 1801, Britain became the only nation in history to directly attack the Parthenon when a British official sent up workmen with axes, sledgehammers, and saws to cut away the beautifully realized statues of gods, men, and horses from the upper walls of the Parthenon. They are now on display at the British Museum having been bleached white by philistine curators – even though the Parthenon, like all temples of the era, was brightly painted.
“One day the English establishment will acknowledge the wrong it did to Greece by chopping some of its most beautiful art from the world’s greatest building, bleaching it, and leaving it in a sunless room in London. But not yet” Denis McShane points out.
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