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The collector who makes Greek art known to the world

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Sotiris Felios is a lawyer and collector of works of art with more than a thousand works by Greek artists. Greek art, through his collections, has traveled the world and has been admired by Greek and foreign art lovers. He was born in 1951, in Tripoli, having zero contact

Elgin Marbles

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The Parthenon Marbles also known as the Elgin Marbles are a collection of Classical Greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor Phidias and his assistants. They were originally part of the temple of the Parthenon and other

Melina Mercouri tells the world Parthenon Marbles must return to Greece

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On July 29, 1982 Melina Mercouri, Minister of Culture and Sciences of Greece, addressed the World Conference on Cultural Policies, organised by UNESCO in Mexico, telling the world the Parthenon Marbles must be returned home to Greece. Today, July 29, 2017, the Parthenon Marbles still