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Britain would not cut up the Bayeux tapestry. So seize this moment and reunite the Parthenon sculptures in Greece | Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Both Greek and British citizens think the sculptures should be returned. What’s needed now is political will and courage Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the prime minister of Greece For the first time in nearly 1,000 years, the Bayeux tapestry is back in Britain . Its arrival is a significant cultural moment, and a reminder that, in an age of social media and ubiquitous screens, historic objects still capture the public imagination. The British Museum describes the tapestry as one of the “wonders of the medieval world”. But the museum already houses many wonders, including one that is instantly recognisable: the Parthenon sculptures, chiselled away and illegally removed from Athens to be taken to Britain more than two centuries ago by Lord Elgin. Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the prime minister of Greece Continue reading...

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Both Greek and British citizens think the sculptures should be returned. What’s needed now is political will and courage Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the prime minister of Greece For the first time in nearly 1,000 years, the Bayeux tapestry is back in Britain . Its arrival is a significant cultural moment, and a reminder that, in an age of social media and ubiquitous screens, historic objects still capture the public imagination. The British Museum describes the tapestry as one of the “wonders of the medieval world”. But the museum already houses many wonders, including one that is instantly recognisable: the Parthenon sculptures, chiselled away and illegally removed from Athens to be taken to Britain more than two centuries ago by Lord Elgin. Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the prime minister of Greece Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Britain would not cut up the Bayeux tapestry. So seize this moment and reunite the Parthenon sculptures in Greece | Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Both Greek and British citizens think the sculptures should be returned. What’s needed now is political will and courage Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the prime minister of Greece For the first time in nearly 1,000 years, the Bayeux tapestry is back in Britain . Its arrival is a significant cultural moment, and a reminder that, in an age of social media and ubiquitous screens, historic objects still capture the public imagination. The British Museum describes the tapestry as one of the “wonders of the medieval world”. But the museum already houses many wonders, including one that is instantly recognisable: the Parthenon sculptures, chiselled away and illegally removed from Athens to be taken to Britain more than two centuries ago by Lord Elgin. Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the prime minister of Greece Continue reading…

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