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Racing past the 'Elgin Marbles' in the Parthenon Galleries, British Museum, Bloomsbury, London

RIBA Ref No RIBA42603
Architect/DesignerPope, John Russell (1874-1937)
Artist/PhotographerBaistow, Peter (1941-2013)
CountryUK: England
CityLondon
Subject Date1962
Image Date1979
ViewInterior
StyleModern Movement
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceAP602/223
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditArchitectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
SubjectStatues ; Museums ; Marble ; Children
NOTES: The Duveen Gallery is at the heart of the museum and was specially designed to house the Parthenon sculptures. It was funded by Lord Duveen, designed by John Russell Pope and completed in 1938. Installation of the sculptures was postponed by the outbreak of World War II during which time the gallery was badly damaged. The gallery was thereafter restored, the sculptures installed, and finally opened in 1962.
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