The Parthenon in Athens

Elgin Lord Elgin is the British ambassador to Constantinople, and he becomes intrigued by these some paintings and drawings that he's seen of these sculptures. He comes to a deal with the Ottomans this is one of the controversial things later,. But what we know is that they came to some kind of agreement of which there is a sermon which is a terms of an agreement. They were acquired in the end by the British Museum, I think for 74,000 pounds.