No some English Dude didn’t just chisel off the marble … it was literally lying in a heap and was probably going to be used as hardcore … Lord Elgin recognised the importance of the marbles and bought them from the Greeks … he paid for them …. He didn’t steal them … they have been exhibited in the British Museum ever since … they now belong to the world and everyone can go to see them for free … I like your videos but sometimes your comments are lacking …
Thanks for the comment, it made us try to remember what we heard and paraphrased from the audio tour. You are correct that our comments are usually real, in the moment reactions, and we make mistakes from time to time. This one made us look up the details on these marbles, and the legality seems to be something of a controversy. We don't have a horse in the race, so to speak, but it does seem that in 1816 a British court ruled they were legally acquired and then the same year Lord Elgin sold the artifacts to the same government who gave them the stamp of approval. Again, we aren't experts, and don't care all that much, but that doesn't sound like an arms length transaction:) We will check in on this issue from time to time to see how it goes between the Greek and British government. Either way, we appreciate the care they have received at the British Museum, and we're glad we got to see them.
English/ British history goes back so far. In the US the Declaration of Independence (1776) is a revered document, whereas in England, the Magna Carta (1215) is ours!
We agree, and it is such an amazing place with real history that it doesn't need the overlay. In our case, as foreigners excited to visit and experience history we have only read about, it was a detractor (as we shared in the video:) Thanks for your comment!
@@callatimeout6077 but I've subsequently been viewing your other videos and was pretty surprised at some of your comments . It's unfortunate you felt the need to be either funny or just down right disrespectful it's just how it came across . Such a shame
No some English Dude didn’t just chisel off the marble … it was literally lying in a heap and was probably going to be used as hardcore … Lord Elgin recognised the importance of the marbles and bought them from the Greeks … he paid for them …. He didn’t steal them … they have been exhibited in the British Museum ever since … they now belong to the world and everyone can go to see them for free … I like your videos but sometimes your comments are lacking …
Thanks for the comment, it made us try to remember what we heard and paraphrased from the audio tour. You are correct that our comments are usually real, in the moment reactions, and we make mistakes from time to time. This one made us look up the details on these marbles, and the legality seems to be something of a controversy. We don't have a horse in the race, so to speak, but it does seem that in 1816 a British court ruled they were legally acquired and then the same year Lord Elgin sold the artifacts to the same government who gave them the stamp of approval. Again, we aren't experts, and don't care all that much, but that doesn't sound like an arms length transaction:) We will check in on this issue from time to time to see how it goes between the Greek and British government. Either way, we appreciate the care they have received at the British Museum, and we're glad we got to see them.
One interesting fact about Marble Arch is it’s also the site of Tyburn a place where crimin als were executed for more than 600 years.
Thank you for sharing that info, we love learning the unknown facts.
English/ British history goes back so far. In the US the Declaration of Independence (1776) is a revered document, whereas in England, the Magna Carta (1215) is ours!
And the British Museum is free to enter for all the world.
Yes it is, which is awesome!
And no 20% tipping ❤
I hate it when they do those exhibitions too , they are not there too long though thank god . Keep it to how it was in its day .
We agree, and it is such an amazing place with real history that it doesn't need the overlay. In our case, as foreigners excited to visit and experience history we have only read about, it was a detractor (as we shared in the video:) Thanks for your comment!
@@callatimeout6077 but I've subsequently been viewing your other videos and was pretty surprised at some of your comments . It's unfortunate you felt the need to be either funny or just down right disrespectful it's just how it came across . Such a shame