Elgin Marbles, the
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishElgin Marbles, thethe Elgin MarblesEl‧gin Mar‧bles, the /ˌelɡɪn ˈmɑːbəlz $ -ˈmɑːr-/ a set of ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens, which were brought to Britain by the Earl of Elgin in 1803, and are kept in the British Museum in London