Athens, Greece. 18th Jan, 2015. George Patoulis (left), the Mayor of the Athens municipality of Marousi and president of the Central Union of Municipalities (KEDE) and his wife (right) lit candles. The Central Union of Municipalities called for a vigil outside the new Acropolis Museum for the return of the Elgin Marbles to Athens. The marbles from the Parthenon are held by the British Museum since their removal from Athens in the 19th century. © PACIFIC PRESS/Alamy Live News
George Patoulis (left), the Mayor of the Athens municipality of Marousi and president of the Central Union of Municipalities (KEDE) and his wife (right) lit candles. The Central Union of Municipalities called for a vigil outside the new Acropolis Museum for the return of the Elgin Marbles to Athens. The marbles from the Parthenon are held by the British Museum since their removal from Athens in the 19th century. The vigil coincides with the return of part of the marbles from the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, where they were on loan, to the British Museum. (Photo by Michael Debets / Pacific Press)
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