The Elgin Marcles or Parthenon Sculptures -- friezes, pediment sculptures, statue and column parts, a caryatid etc. -- were shipped from the Parthenon and other spots in Athens to the UK by the 7th Lord Elgin, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1799–1803. The British government acquired the collection from Lord Elgin. The Parthenon Sculptures have been on permanent public display in the British Museum since 1817. The British Museum says it houses the following Parthenon Sculptures:
- Parthenon - 247 ft of the original 524 ft 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
