Other Displaced Parthenon Art
The remainder of the surviving sculptures that are not in museums or storerooms in Athens are held in museums in various locations across Europe. The British Museum also holds additional fragments from the Parthenon sculptures acquired from various collections that have no connection with Lord Elgin.
The collection held in the British Museum includes the following material from the Acropolis:
- Parthenon: 247 ft (75 m) of the original 524 ft (160 m) of frieze
- 15 of the 92 metopes
- 17 pedimental figures; various pieces of architecture
- Erechtheion: a Caryatid, a column and other architectural members
- Propylaia: Architectural members
- Temple of Athena Nike: 4 slabs of the frieze and architectural members
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