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| Cranes move Acropolis sculptures | Cranes move Acropolis sculptures |
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| Greece has begun moving the ancient sculptures from the Acropolis in Athens to a new home - a museum at the foot of the hilltop citadel. | Greece has begun moving the ancient sculptures from the Acropolis in Athens to a new home - a museum at the foot of the hilltop citadel. |
| Crowds of bystanders watched the first of the monuments gingerly lifted by cranes at the 2,500-year-old Parthenon. | Crowds of bystanders watched the first of the monuments gingerly lifted by cranes at the 2,500-year-old Parthenon. |
| Thousands of antiquities will be moved, mostly marble sculptures from the fifth and sixth centuries BC. | Thousands of antiquities will be moved, mostly marble sculptures from the fifth and sixth centuries BC. |
| Greek officials hope the new site will boost the country's long campaign for the return of the Elgin Marbles. | Greek officials hope the new site will boost the country's long campaign for the return of the Elgin Marbles. |
| It's a historic event not just for Greece but for the international community Michael Liapis, Greek culture minister In pictures: sculptures moved | |
| The Elgin Marbles are a collection of sculptures that were removed from the Parthenon 200 years ago and are now part of a collection at the British Museum in London. | The Elgin Marbles are a collection of sculptures that were removed from the Parthenon 200 years ago and are now part of a collection at the British Museum in London. |
| Greek Culture Minister Michael Liapis told Reuters news agency: "It is the first time in 2,500 years the Parthenon marbles are moved. | Greek Culture Minister Michael Liapis told Reuters news agency: "It is the first time in 2,500 years the Parthenon marbles are moved. |
| "It's a historic event not just for Greece but the international community." | "It's a historic event not just for Greece but the international community." |
| The antiquities - which are insured for 400m euros (£280m) - are being removed from the old museum next to the Parthenon. | The antiquities - which are insured for 400m euros (£280m) - are being removed from the old museum next to the Parthenon. |
| Three giant cranes are expected to take six weeks to transfer the sculptures 400 metres (1,300ft) down the hill to a new ultra-modern museum, which is set to open next year. | Three giant cranes are expected to take six weeks to transfer the sculptures 400 metres (1,300ft) down the hill to a new ultra-modern museum, which is set to open next year. |