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A full sized reconstruction

In the Department of Greek and Roman antiquities at the British Museum, there is a full size reproduction of the interior of the Parthenon in Athens, with all the statues and bas-reliefs that were found during expeditions in Greece. This large exhibition has some original columns that were taken from the Parthenon and brought to England! There are more than 100,000 objects in the collection, with only a fraction being available for visitors to see. There are objects that come from two of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos and the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.

The Parthenon of the Acropolis of Athens was built before 500 BC and dedicated to Athena, the goddess of the city. It contains a huge statue of the goddess in ivory. Most sculptors who participated in the construction of the Parthenon did not leave their names, and so remain anonymous. In the British Museum, we can find the metopes, which are sculptures that were under the triangular roof parts, supporting the structure, that depict scenes of war. The fact that the Parthenon sculptures were taken from Athens to London has been the subject of a long-lasting controversy.
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