He passed in an emotional atmosphere Acropolis Museum performance from three fragments of the metopes, frieze and pediments of the Parthenonwhich were returned Vatican Museumsin the monument to which they belong, the Parthenon.

The reunion was made possible thanks to the contributions of all participants, both from Holy See and Vatican Museums and from the Greek side Acropolis Museum And Ministry of Culture.

Fragments attributed to their monument include the head of a boatman (in a robe) belonging to stone V of the north frieze of the Parthenon, the head of a bearded man attributed to the south metope 16 Centauromachia, and finally the head of a horse attributed to the pediment of the Parthenon.

it’s about her second final reunion of the sections architectural sculptures of the Parthenon without conditions.

Road opened last year Government of the Region of Sicily with the final return of the fragment”Fagan» and today it is being implemented The Holy See with the return of the three fragments from the Vatican Museums, this is the path that the British side can and should take, following the majority of Britons who want the final return and reunification of the Parthenon sculptures, thus proving the UK’s leading role in matters of ethics and culture.

The reunion of the fragments took place in cult hall of the Parthenon, in the presence of Archbishop Hieronymus II of Athens and All Greece, Secretary of the Pontifical Council of Bishops Mr. Brian Farrell, President of the Greek Parliament Mr. Konstantinos Tassoulas, Minister of Culture and Sports Ms. Lina Mendoni, Senior Secretary of the Pontifical Council and Andrea Palmieri, General Secretary for Culture, Mr. Giorgos Didaskalos, Prof. Barbara Jatta, Director of the Vatican Museums and Director General of the Acropolis Museum, Prof. Nicholas Chr. Stampolidis. The event was attended by the President and members of the Board of Directors of the Acropolis Museum, as well as representatives of the Holy Synod of the Greek Church and the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Accompanying texts by Archbishop Hieronymus II of Athens and All Greece, Secretary of the Pontifical Council of Bishops Mr. Brian Farrell, Minister of Culture and Sports Ms. Lina Mendonis and Director General of the Acropolis Museum, Prof. Nikolaos Khra. Stampolidis.