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Ancient Greece
UN Adopts Greek Proposal for the Return of Stolen Cultural Property
The General Assembly of the United Nations unanimously adopted Greece's resolution on the return of cultural property to its rightful owners in a plenary session on Monday.
The resolution that was proposed by Greece, was titled “Return or restitution of...
Art
Majestic Acropolis Lighting Wins International Award
Eleftheria Deko, the designer behind the new lighting of Acropolis won the LIT Lighting Design of the Year Award for 2021.
The new lighting of one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world was unveiled in September 2020 during...
Ancient Greece
Parthenon Marbles Off Limits to British Museum Visitors
For those keeping track of the British Museum's treatment of the Parthenon Marbles, the statues and friezes taken by Lord Elgin from atop the Acropolis in 1801, the news is not good.
The gallery where they were displayed has now...
Greek News
Activists Opposing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Arrested on Acropolis
Greek police detained on Sunday two activists who attempted to hang a banner against Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics from the scaffolding on the Acropolis.
The women, 18-year-old Tibetan student Tsela Zoksang and 22-year-old exiled Hong Kong activist Joey Siu, both...
Greek News
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and his Admiration for Greece
The life of John D. Rockefeller Jr. reads like a long, fascinating novel, with a chapter dedicated to his love for ancient Greece.
He was the heir of the first billionaire in history, John D. Rockefeller, the richest man in...
Culture
Sting Celebrates 70th Birthday with Eric Burdon Under the Acropolis
Sting and Eric Burdon got together in Athens on Friday to celebrate the former Police bassist's 70th birthday under the Acropolis. The two English musicians are no strangers to Greece. They have both played live in Athens numerous times...
Greek News
Sting to Celebrate 70th Birthday with Concert in Athens’ Ancient Theater
British rock star Sting will celebrate his 70th birthday in Greece by giving two concerts on September 30 and October 1 at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus on the slopes of the Athens Acropolis.
The "My Songs Tour", which took...
Greek News
Greece Gears Up for the Return of Historic Rally Acropolis
Greece is gearing up for Rally Acropolis, part of the World Rally Championship (WRC), which begins on Thursday, eight years after it was last held in the country.
Greece discontinued the rally due to financial problems, caused by the decade-long...
Archaeology
British Museum Damage Raises Concerns Over Parthenon Sculptures
A roof that has been leaking was reported as the reason why the gallery of the Parthenon sculptures of the British Museum has not opened to the public yet.
Ancient Greece
July 31, 1801: The Day Elgin Took the First Parthenon Sculptures
It was July 31, 1801 when the 7th Earl of Elgin took down the first-ever Parthenon sculptures in Athens to take to Britain.


