{"id":22319,"date":"2026-09-25T19:49:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/parthenon-sculptures-must-not-remain-separated-indefinitely-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T19:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:49:39","slug":"parthenon-sculptures-must-not-remain-separated-indefinitely-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/parthenon-sculptures-must-not-remain-separated-indefinitely-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Parthenon Sculptures Must Not Remain Separated \u2018Indefinitely\u2019 \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/p>\n

\n

President of the Hellenic Republic Constantine Tassoulas has delivered a fresh call for the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures, declaring that they cannot remain separated from the ancient monument indefinitely.<\/h3>\n

Speaking at the British School at Athens on Friday evening, Tassoulas described reunification as a \u201cgesture of enormous significance\u201d<\/strong> and linked the issue directly to the Parthenon\u2019s place in European civilisation and Western thought.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we accept that the Parthenon is a beacon of the European spirit and Western thought, we cannot accept that it should remain indefinitely without its Sculptures,\u201d Tassoulas said.<\/p>\n

He urged his audience to consider the significance of bringing the sculptures together again, saying such an act would be followed by the equally significant achievement of their actual reunification.<\/p>\n

The President made the remarks while addressing the wider role of foreign archaeological schools in Greece and their contribution to the study and preservation of ancient Greek civilisation.<\/p>\n

He said these institutions have helped reconstruct the cultural memory of Greece and Europe and establish classical heritage as a universal ideal and foundation of European identity.<\/p>\n