The Elgin Marbles on display at the British Museum in London
The British Museum and the Greek government are in talks about returning the Parthenon Marbles, also called the Elgin Marbles, to Greece. The marbles are a series of sculptures that once decorated the exterior of the Parthenon, a temple on the acropolis of Athens that was built between about 447 and 432 BCE and is dedicated to the goddess Athena.