The British museum has some of the most extensive collections of artifacts ever stolen from humanity. Literally tens of thousands of global antiquity parlayed into riches beyond Mount Everest. Long Live The Queen.
lud don have you ever visited? Just ask anyone there and they will tell you. Most of them are found in the European history part. The Lindow man and other Celtic artifacts and Bronze Age artifacts are found in one of the rooms there, as well as many Saxon artifacts.
@@theyaduvanshiindian391 even if someone ruled on any country they have no power to take their historical valuables or their things. This is the law and even France gave back some of their things in museum to Africa. So as per law and in actual anyone can say it as stolen. And not just india but many other like African countries too.
Look what happened to all that ancient treasurers Greek statutes etc, at there main museum in Iran or Iraq, they got looted as soon as there was a sign of trouble and they knew the police wouldn't have time to deal with it, all ancient statues were stolen the rest were smashed, Most of the treasure in Egypt thats found by the locals is always sold on the black market, and are never seen again, is that the better way?
How about "liberated" or "secured" ....or even "discovered" after centuries of neglect or even cultural repudiation by later generations of locals. The Rosetta Stone, for instance. Should we "hand it back" to the Arab "Egyptians"; even though it had lain there (as a piece of building rubble in one of their palaces), unnoticed? Did the Arabs even care about trying to decipher the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, through the CENTURIES in which they ruled Egypt? How long did it take the French, after they arrived in 1798, to find that important artifact? A few weeks?
+Khaled Ibrahim get over it. Its history it deserves to be put up for the world to see. The world needs museums to show the history. Theres a saying "there is no future in the present if we fail to pay homage to the past". No one can afford to travel to every country to see all the history but it makes sense to travel to one area where we can see it all in one place. Quit whining.
He mentions that the Elgin marbles or more appropriately the Parthenon marbles were removed with the permission of the Greeks that’s a complete lie they were removed by permission of occupying ottoman forces that’s the equivalent of buying stolen goods from a thief and is morally and legally wrong
Even they couldnt afford to buy a diamond for queen's crown ...therefore they robbed the Kohinoor diamond from India and decorated the crown which queen proudly possess till today....very few things they can call their own.
Kausik J, You have just repeated the stupid error made by nearly every article and You Tube video from India about the Kohinoor Diamond. They ALL, as in EVERY SINGLE ARTICLE, show the Queen wearing the Imperial State Crown. That crown DOES have a large diamond, bigger, in fact, than the Kohinoor. It is Cullinan II, the Second Star of Africa. The Kohinoor Diamond is not in the crown that they keep showing. It is in the crown of the Queen Consort. If you find a balcony photo f the Coronation of George VI, then His Queen is wearing the Kohinoor Diamond. You can see in this photo that the diamond that is in the Imperial State Crown is much bigger, and rectangular, nor round. The Queen has never worn the crown that holds the Kohinoor Diamond. It made its last public appearance in 2001 when it rested on top of the casket of the Queen Mother, at her funeral. The next person to wear it will be either Camilla or Catherine, on the day of their husband's Coronation. Saying that they could not afford to buy a diamond for the Queen's crown is really rather ridiculous. They COULD, but usually don't. Diamonds like the Kohinoor are given to them. The reason that the Kohinoor was given to Victoria was because by that date she held the title "Empress of India", so in a sense, the Diamond was still in the hands of the Indian ruler. It could have been retrned at the time of the partition, but then it would simply have become another bone of contention between India and Pakistan who both claim it. So does Iran, and so does Russia. It is probably better if it remains at the Tower of London, where Indians, Pakistanis, Iranians and Russians can all come and look at it.
Shivam Sharma, can I suggest that you look up recent lootings of treasures from India's temples. It goes on all the time, and it is Indians who are responsible for it. Several museums have recently returned treasures which they bought, fully certified, at auction, in recent years. The theft is an ongoing problem as more and more ruthless people see religious artefacts as a source of money. Dealing with this problem is far more significant than complaining about artefacts that the British Museum acquired during the 19th century. With the Museum objects, there whereabouts is known, they are maintained and displayed, free of charge, to the World. This is a very different problem to the destruction of objcts for thei metal and jewels, and he disappearance of artworks into private collections where they may not be seen for years. www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-13/dancing-shiva-art-gallery-of-south-australia-stolen-from-india/10233036
@@MandyJMaddison seriously after watching your typing skill and how much time you're spending on it, I will must suggest you to write a fake manuscript of glory of british looter empire & their present thief government.. well I don't have much time to waste on a brainwashed blind person, because a donkey can't never be a Horse so... Your future ;) ua-cam.com/video/EOeUjbUbdBg/v-deo.html
education started in Greece, Math, Astronomy all that. All whilst people in England were rolling around in the mud. Romans brought education and knowledge to England which they got alot from Greeks.
When I went here I was confused why there was so much stuff from around the world if it's called the British Museum. I thought it would be a museum about British history, and then an Indian man told me a lot of it was taken from kingdoms in India and Africa, then it all made sense to me
A lot of it was bought, sold and traded with the British. Some of it discovered in archaeological digs. It is rare something was just 'looted' and stolen. For example, a lot of the Greek artefacts were sold to Britain by the Ottoman Empire in the 1800s, to avoid their destruction. Today Greece says they are 'stolen', because they were ruled by the Ottomans at the time. The Indian Koh-i-Noor Diamond which is a popular item Indians claimed was stolen/looted, was investigated and in 2016 the Indian supreme ruled court that the Koh-i-Noor had been given freely to the British in the mid-19th century by Maharajah Ranjit Singh, and was “neither stolen nor forcibly taken by British rulers. There are many items around the world owned by collectors of different origins to the items. The British Museum just have the largest collection since it fascinated them long before most countries started opening museums themselves. Many items have been saved from destruction.
@@PitchBlackTales nope the Benin bronzes was stolen. And plenty other artifacts stop trying to make brirtian lol innocent even if it was traded. It wasn't still very fair. Since brirtian would literally colonize any country that said no to them.
Bidu Bidu Many of the objects were obtained in fair trade, or barter, for sugar, molasses, spice, clocks, whale oil, fabric, or other commodities in demand.
@@paullewis2413 what nonsense! Who are you to want to want to decide for others what they should do with their own property?! The arrogance of you people to feel that you have better use for other's properties than they, the true owners. I am sure you would probably fight to the death, if someone came to take your valuable properties from you for their own use!
Xuanming Lu, I have left a ong response. I suugest you locate it and read it. You should find my description of a recent archaeological discovery in China to be particularl interesting. This sort of thing could NEVER happen with British, or European professional archaelogists.
maybe we can return all non indigenous people living in our once beautiful country back to their own historic countries? Wouldn't that be an amazing day. Shut up you moron.
If not for the UK, these things would have all been lost to mankind! Most ancient artifacts throughout time have been destroyed by the locals or by foreign invaders! Little thought was usually given to preserving their past but only for the present, all the past and present cultures owe a bit of gratitude to such museums for sparking the preservation and the value of the things of the past!
Why no mention of the loot from India. Is it because the whole of Britain was built with the loot from India? So, when the whole of Britain is a showcase of what would have been India's, then I think just a museum exhibit wouldn't do enough justice.
Artefacts kept in complete safety(uk not invaded for 1000 years) carefully preserved (not left laying around deteriorating) and displayed completely free for the world curtesy of the British tax payer (unlike the high prices of most museums who prevent those without the funds from visiting). To deal with the negative comments about items being “stolen”, it is a fact that without them being recovered and preserved by the British the majority of them wouldn’t exist now and be lost to the world.
It is free for all to see. If left to where they were collected, the public would know little to noting of these things and they all would have been lost to humanity and history! Maybe you should give that a little thought!
@@nightlightabcd lmao i think you know that just because something is not in the ahnds of europeans doesn't mean history is lost idiot. india would have been a much better place right now if it weren't colonised.
@@johann.9271 where do your doubts come from typical beer swallowing, bald headed white bloke? i have very much proof that england, france, other colonisers, and europe indirectly, would not have found wealth if it were not for colonisation. From the gems, slaves, and materials from africa, to slaves, spices, trade, knowledge, from india and the east.... communication good is proven here.
It's difficult to imagine a concept of history as limited as this. (It almost sounds like a vacuous thing that Donald Trump would say.) Beholding the greatest material objects of different regions throughout history is not looking at mere physical objects, but the intellects, religion and even science of the time in question. The paucity of curiosity displayed by your words is tragedy enough. Perhaps you're very young. Perhaps you were raised to appreciate very little in the world in general. Yet to only see pitiable beggars when you gaze upon those interested in history is an opposite view of what is really in the reflecting glass. Here's hoping you may be brought to appreciate what was grand, what was awful, what was brilliant from times past, for without the measuring stick of history, it's impossible to tell where we're even going.
I have traveled to almost 30 countries around the world. Every large museum in the world has looted goods from neighboring countries. Including the National Museum of Ghana, the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, even the Tibet Museum in Lhasa, the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Do you seriously think that the Greeks asked the Persians for permission to have all the artifacts they have on display from the Peloponnesian War?
Wow if not with the Britons these artifacts would be lost forever. Thank God they are concerned with the arts and culture or material history of our world.
England has plundered so many other cultures and for so many centuries it is no wonder they have all the best because even stealing our good taste and knowledge does not abandon us.
Or "The best preserved artefacts from around that could not otherwise be kept in good enough condition to be seen again in human history despite how they were purchased or taken as reparations or booty of war". The world is a strange place and the world is better off for these artefacts' preservation. It actually preserves, highlights and explains the cultural glory of other cultures on a world stage and at huge expense to the host nation's citizens. But by all means, have a go!
As a brit, I actually was unaware of this museum harbouring many stolen goods until I saw these comments and looked it up. Quite sad that the museum refuses to return them. An opportunity to rectify our mistakes and we refuse. I can only apologise to those hurt by this. I hope your country eventually gets its artifacts back.
Your open mind is commendable. I did not even finish watching the video. The very thought of displaying stolen goods by a government is cringe worthy at the very least. Desde filipinas. Dios te bendigo.
@@bebetto221 For some reason I never saw this comment; if it has been documented as not being stolen, I don't see any problem keeping those artifacts. You can't really give a gift and then claim it back. That's not how it works.
Not stolen, it always belonged to the royalty of the area it was in. The British royal family were as legit as any of the previous owners in that respect. It was India that decided to become a republic. Just jump on the bandwagon created by nationalistic govts to distract from their own failures. Even if it was returned it might not go back to India. India would only flog it.
@@supremereader7614 well said, as the vast majority was purchased and given permission by the ruling regimes. 200 years later, then the complaints come in after seeing how popular they are and that they should of actually been interested in history 🤣🤣
@@shanemanchester Whom will you vote this time, Tories, labour or Brexit party nobody supports white people or to say the so called majority that's white Brit's the natives, all your parties are in favor of immigrants and feminists, you can't even exit eu even if the mandate of people is for brexit. You are doomed as a nation.
Anonymous Alone I can’t be bothered reading your drivel but I’ll bet 50 notes you work in a dead end job. And that you always will. And that you will NEVER produce/create/invent/sell anything or employ anybody in your life.
Except for the knowledge understanding and skill behind finding and researching said exhibits, not to mention the expertise behind maintaining them in an environment of minimum degredation and/or reversing any damage already sustained. Then again. there's always the accumulated value of the invested running expenses of the storage environment along with the availability of expert assistance to any visiting researchers who need access in order to increase humanity's understanding. Abstract scientific knowledge mostly lacks an ownership label, in fact the only location with any relevance is the destination of the bills for the overheads involved.
@@So1ipse Yes, the British Museum has provided a legacy for the treasures for others to study and view them. This is the other side of the coin; they didn't just pillage these artifacts and melt them down or sell them on. It bears a great responsibility to do this properly and is an expensive business.
I hope one day I can visit the British museum. I really want to move my family to Europe in a few years but I for certain want to visit and travel across Europe. It would be a great adventure.
I really want to go to the "British" Museum.. To see many "original" British stuff.. Because my father told me that "British" Museum is all original, not stolen, not taken, it's all original..
"Great Britain" or "the greatest thief in history" They must finally give back those looted artefacts, it's ridiculous how they welcome thousands of tourists in their museum daily to proudly present the stolen African and asian artefacts. That's pure criminality!
Lord elgin took the stones from the Parthenon by paying the ruling Turks to let him take them. The greeks never allowed or wanted the marbles to leave Greece !!!!
Sadly for the Greeks their weak and indulgent emperors allowed the walls protecting Constantinople to fall into disrepair. The armies protecting her were practically untrained. The Turks waited almost 700 years before they finally succeeded and conquered Constantinople. They were always there waiting and watching , but in their arrogance the Greeks allowed their empire to get 'fat and lazy' ....and on that fateful night, the Turks practically walked into Hagia Sofia unfettered. .......
The British Museum was founded in 1753, the first national public museum in the world. From the beginning it granted free admission to all 'studious and curious persons'. Visitor numbers have grown from around 5,000 a year in the eighteenth century to nearly 6 million today.
I remember going here at a very young age with my primary school and it was amazing and the the most amazing time my favourite was all the mummies and the hallways we went down filled with history I do wanna go back as I was too young to take in the building around me and forgot how fricken big it was but I did take in all the history I learnt about and my grades right now (I'm in year 9.. Nearly 10) are AMAZING and my dad has always wanted to go so the first lot of money after I get my car I'm gonna spend it to go to that museum with my parents and boyfriend... I honestly can't wait I'm so into all sorts of history from Egyptians to WW2 (also on eased with ww2 and have been to the Dover dungeons with my school) and I actually love school... So thanks to that WONDERFUL MUSEUM for making me get what I wanted in high school and making me such a history finatic ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Melissa Randall What’s more amazing is u lack historical knowledge... because if u know the true history of those artifacts... and assuming u r in the right frame of mind ... you will criticise it... Unless you appreciate robbery...
KARAN BANSAL well they were moved to London when these countries were under the empire meaning that all their stuff was British. Plus the British museum is a museum that was meant to showcase the wonders of the empire.
We went there in August. Blew my socks off. I was so worn out having been there all day. It was a feast for the eyes. I was careful to research the top things to see as not to miss anything.
I went once to the British Museum. But, I was so tired and so dazed that I didn't see much, unfortunately. That was because I had just been on an overnight flight from the USA. And, then that evening taking a connecting flight to here, Cape Town, South Africa.
Your job is wondderfull but ..about 14:36 There is a mistake. Greeks never gave the permission to Elgin removing the marbles. "From 1801 to 1812, agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin removed about half of the surviving sculptures of the Parthenon, as well as sculptures from the Propylaea and Erechtheum. The Marbles were transported by sea to Britain. Elgin later claimed to have obtained in 1801 an official decree (a firman) from the Sublime Porte, the central government of the Ottoman Empire which were then the rulers of Greece. This firman has not been found in the Ottoman archives despite its wealth of documents from the same period and its veracity is disputed. "
@@edholohan Fuckin douchebag. You're the only asshole here. London is glorious. It's not dirty at all. It's generally very clean. Not that expensive. It is a beautiful city filled with centuries old magnificence. Wtf is wrong with you?
If the Assyria artifacts had been left or returned to their place of origin they would likely have been destroyed in the last few years by extremists. I get the whole "theft" issue but some of this priceless history would not have survived if not kept here. I have a friend of Assyria descent who is grateful for every piece of their history preserved by the museum. It's complicated....
Is this a pirates' museum? Because many of these exhibits have been detached from the position in a violent way that does not fit into civilized nations !. Is there really anyone to tell us why the Parthenon sculptures cleaned with chlorine a few decades ago?
Fascinating collection of which I'm eager to visit this coming week during my first tour of England. Thank you for presenting, with such clarity, your personal favorite highlights of the museum, which is a great starting guide for someone like myself.
Elgin removed them, in spite of the opposition of the Greeks, promising to return them when Greece would have become a safer place...but instead few years later he sold them to the British museum. Given that the removal was authorized by the Turks, the British museum considers the purchase legitimate. It was a theft, the museum was always aware of it. Elgin was in bad faith. The marble of the Parthenon should be returned to Greece.
I've always loved going to museums, ever since I was a kid, and the British Museum is at the top... but it is also the finest institution of imperialism. Most people just pass through it, oblivious to this fact - so did I - but the more you go, the more you see, you start to realise that the history of the peoples of the world is "owned" by a select group of people, obtained in the most unethical ways, and they control the narrative. If they could have done it, the Great Pyramid of Giza would have been removed and placed in Hyde Park or something, stone by stone - let's be real, if scale wasn't an issue Egypt would have been empty today. It's touchy but if museums like the British were to return the ancient artefacts to their rightful countries they would be left with nothing - the stakes are high, these possessions have become intertwined with the identity of Western culture. If they weren't, artefacts would have been returned every time a claim was made for it. Instead the attitude seems to be "it's rightfully ours."
So much irrational hatred in the comment section. Many of these treasures originally belonged to brutal kings and the idle rich. Originally, these treasures never belonged to "the people." The British Museum on the other hand offers these treasures to the public. So it's a little irrational to "return" them to the current government of the land of their origin.
nicholas turner And we’re supposed to believe you’re not part neanderthal? You “people” have no culture, so the only thing you have to look up to is stolen artifacts your part-animal ancestors stole from humans you wish you could be like. Anywho, they’ll be taking it back with little to no hassle. The declining birth rates within your own community due to your women refusing to procreate with you and also due to them preferring other men who aren’t neanderthals would be a great aid.
In many cases we can be glad the items are safe in the BM. Especially in the middle east many museums, temples and statues are demolished by religious fanatics. Once ruined they are lost forever.
The British Museum obtained them legally, you would know this if you actually did some research first. Lets not even get into the fact that the Parthenon had literally been used to store explosive material (which had gone off) before they were removed (with permission) and later bought by the museum.
@@iknowyoubetter2028 As far as legislative validation is concerned Caste system has been abolished by Article 17 of Indian Constitution. Now tell the British government to return the artifacts to their respective countries.
The Greeks never permitted Lord Elgin to remove the marbles of the Parthenon, since Greece was not a independent country and there was no greek government to do so in the early 1800s. The greeks were under the rule of the Ottomans during that period, until the successful Greek War of Independence that broke out in 1821. The British Museum's exhibits consist of foreign antiqueties stolen from the original countries such as Greece, Mexico, Egypt etc. Where can we see the British cultural achievements in your museum? Is there any British Hall full of statues and significant antiqueties which were made by the ancient british people? No!
You are right. The museum is full of looter's result from the past British Empire. Well, if they are open to the world to study and viewing, it is workable for now.
Mortal Clown, It isn't imperialism that I recommend. What I recommend is that the people who like whinging, get in there an do something to protect those treasures that they do have in their possession. While the Indians whine about one diamond, their own nationals are stealing treasures from temples every day of the week.
Most of these "stolen" artifacts would have been destroyed or lost forever if the British hadn't saved and preserved them, we appreciated the importance of historical artifacts before other people cared about such things,.Also the majority of the exhibits were purchased not stolen, and some of them were just rotting on the ground, so we took them as your ancestors didn't care. You should feel privileged and thank us that we saved/preserved your cultural artifacts and you can now come and visit them free of charge. Otherwise they would have been dust by now. The truth hurts.
@Liz bth I sleep fine thanks, for one I wasn't there when they were taken, two the ENTIRE history of the human race is a history of conflict, theft, rape and murder. So I'm not going to prostrate and beg forgiveness just because my ancestors won the game of Empires and pretend other cultures weren't participating and wouldn't have done exactly the same given the chance. And lastly the FACT is that most of the items are not stolen, its a myth. There are some stolen items but I couldn't care less.
Dont give folse information to your whachers, Elgin did not remove the marbles with the permission of the Greeks,the marbles where removed by Elgin between 1801-1809 when Greece still was under ottoman ockupation.Elgin clamed that he had the permission of the Sultan to remove some stones....
@walter cuperidge during cultural revolution millions precious antiques were destroyed. In Syria too. It does not matter where they are if they are in good shape for generations to see.
If these treasures could speak, oh.. the stories they would tell...
The British museum has some of the most extensive collections of artifacts ever stolen from humanity. Literally tens of thousands of global antiquity parlayed into riches beyond Mount Everest. Long Live The Queen.
Stories be like: "Who are you guys? Where are you taking me?! PUT ME BACK!!!!"
Cool but... where can i find the british artefacts ?
There is a whole section on Bronze Age, Celtic, Roman, Saxon, Viking and Norman artifacts
@@guyincomments8002 questions was,.. WHERE are they
lud don have you ever visited? Just ask anyone there and they will tell you. Most of them are found in the European history part. The Lindow man and other Celtic artifacts and Bronze Age artifacts are found in one of the rooms there, as well as many Saxon artifacts.
Where can I see Indian hitorical weapons.(like chhatrapti shivaji maharaj.) In Britain.
Colin Champollion it's preservation
Why didn't they took the pyramids?? Were they too heavy??
Lol
@@bigmac1516 who is savage i am really curious. English or Egyptian? fucking dumbass
Please conjugate correctly. Otherwise your rhetorical question looks inane.
@@mortalclown3812 The United Kingdom has to return the stolen. Now you understand
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"British Museum". One of the best "STOLEN ITEMS" collections anywhere in the world. London, England.
Exactly!!!
@@theyaduvanshiindian391 You mean colonized and killed people
@@theyaduvanshiindian391 and they were horrible
@@theyaduvanshiindian391 even if someone ruled on any country they have no power to take their historical valuables or their things. This is the law and even France gave back some of their things in museum to Africa. So as per law and in actual anyone can say it as stolen. And not just india but many other like African countries too.
Its a true thing there is Not a single country which this country has Not looted
One of the best looted /stolen collection in the world
The British Museum...sort of like the British Empire's Pawn Shop for stolen loot.
Im glad they stole or trade it to gain these.
IMAGINE LOSING THEN TO THE COUNTRYS OWN BACKYARD.
SHITHOLE COUNTRIES SHOULD ACCEPT REALITY HAHAH
indeed, indeed..
thank you very good
Name needs to be changed to “One of the best collections of stolen goods anywhere in the world”
showing stolen goods with pride. an art in itself.
i love the euphemisms "acquired , collected"
I was going to say the exact same thing!!!
They look permissions didn't they (sarcasm totally intended)
Look what happened to all that ancient treasurers Greek statutes etc, at there main museum in Iran or Iraq, they got looted as soon as there was a sign of trouble and they knew the police wouldn't have time to deal with it, all ancient statues were stolen the rest were smashed,
Most of the treasure in Egypt thats found by the locals is always sold on the black market, and are never seen again, is that the better way?
How about "liberated" or "secured" ....or even "discovered" after centuries of neglect or even cultural repudiation by later generations of locals.
The Rosetta Stone, for instance. Should we "hand it back" to the Arab "Egyptians"; even though it had lain there (as a piece of building rubble in one of their palaces), unnoticed? Did the Arabs even care about trying to decipher the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, through the CENTURIES in which they ruled Egypt?
How long did it take the French, after they arrived in 1798, to find that important artifact? A few weeks?
@@darrenmorgan870 doesn't mean the colonizers will steal everything
The British museum should return the frieze of the Pantheon back to the Greeks.
@Andrew Jones The British museum doesn't have anything British because you have no history to put exhibit,only crimes
I was there two years ago. Very impressive holdings, almost encyclopedic, but what I remember is the peeling ceiling paint in one of the galleries!
Britain endures.
At least at the British Museum these artefacts will remain safe for hundreds more years to come.
Evidence of the greatest theft on earth.
@@humphreybong4679
You ignoramus
@@humphreybong4679 Collection of the greatest pieces on earth, and no one is asking for copies of receipts.
Allot of antiquities in this place were stolen from Egypt during the British occupation!
Yes brother
who cares
+Khaled Ibrahim get over it. Its history it deserves to be put up for the world to see. The world needs museums to show the history. Theres a saying "there is no future in the present if we fail to pay homage to the past". No one can afford to travel to every country to see all the history but it makes sense to travel to one area where we can see it all in one place. Quit whining.
Khaled Ibrahim not Egypt but most of the items are from India
Nathan Sears fuck u
‘The secret ingredient is crime’ - Super Hans
He mentions that the Elgin marbles or more appropriately the Parthenon marbles were removed with the permission of the Greeks that’s a complete lie they were removed by permission of occupying ottoman forces that’s the equivalent of buying stolen goods from a thief and is morally and legally wrong
Even they couldnt afford to buy a diamond for queen's crown ...therefore they robbed the Kohinoor diamond from India and decorated the crown which queen proudly possess till today....very few things they can call their own.
Kausik J,
You have just repeated the stupid error made by nearly every article and You Tube video from India about the Kohinoor Diamond.
They ALL, as in EVERY SINGLE ARTICLE, show the Queen wearing the Imperial State Crown.
That crown DOES have a large diamond, bigger, in fact, than the Kohinoor. It is Cullinan II, the Second Star of Africa.
The Kohinoor Diamond is not in the crown that they keep showing. It is in the crown of the Queen Consort.
If you find a balcony photo f the Coronation of George VI, then His Queen is wearing the Kohinoor Diamond. You can see in this photo that the diamond that is in the Imperial State Crown is much bigger, and rectangular, nor round.
The Queen has never worn the crown that holds the Kohinoor Diamond. It made its last public appearance in 2001 when it rested on top of the casket of the Queen Mother, at her funeral.
The next person to wear it will be either Camilla or Catherine, on the day of their husband's Coronation.
Saying that they could not afford to buy a diamond for the Queen's crown is really rather ridiculous. They COULD, but usually don't. Diamonds like the Kohinoor are given to them.
The reason that the Kohinoor was given to Victoria was because by that date she held the title "Empress of India", so in a sense, the Diamond was still in the hands of the Indian ruler.
It could have been retrned at the time of the partition, but then it would simply have become another bone of contention between India and Pakistan who both claim it. So does Iran, and so does Russia.
It is probably better if it remains at the Tower of London, where Indians, Pakistanis, Iranians and Russians can all come and look at it.
Shivam Sharma,
can I suggest that you look up recent lootings of treasures from India's temples.
It goes on all the time, and it is Indians who are responsible for it.
Several museums have recently returned treasures which they bought, fully certified, at auction, in recent years.
The theft is an ongoing problem as more and more ruthless people see religious artefacts as a source of money.
Dealing with this problem is far more significant than complaining about artefacts that the British Museum acquired during the 19th century.
With the Museum objects, there whereabouts is known, they are maintained and displayed, free of charge, to the World.
This is a very different problem to the destruction of objcts for thei metal and jewels, and he disappearance of artworks into private collections where they may not be seen for years.
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-13/dancing-shiva-art-gallery-of-south-australia-stolen-from-india/10233036
DragoN KnighT,
Do some research.
@@MandyJMaddison seriously after watching your typing skill and how much time you're spending on it, I will must suggest you to write a fake manuscript of glory of british looter empire & their present thief government.. well I don't have much time to waste on a brainwashed blind person, because a donkey can't never be a Horse so...
Your future ;) ua-cam.com/video/EOeUjbUbdBg/v-deo.html
Dragon Knight,
You seem to have deleted your penultimate ignorant and misinformed post, in favour of more abuse. Well done!
education started in Greece, Math, Astronomy all that. All whilst people in England were rolling around in the mud. Romans brought education and knowledge to England which they got alot from Greeks.
best collection of stolen art from around the world !!!
Tačno, RESPEKT
@@arsimdrmaku4626 fuck the respect
😂😂😂😂😂😂 they stole my country too IRAQ 😢
@@maethmmohammed7146
Iraq is dangerous
Mesopotamian stuff is well presented and cared
UA-camrs rule UA-cam yep
When I went here I was confused why there was so much stuff from around the world if it's called the British Museum. I thought it would be a museum about British history, and then an Indian man told me a lot of it was taken from kingdoms in India and Africa, then it all made sense to me
A lot of it was bought, sold and traded with the British. Some of it discovered in archaeological digs. It is rare something was just 'looted' and stolen. For example, a lot of the Greek artefacts were sold to Britain by the Ottoman Empire in the 1800s, to avoid their destruction. Today Greece says they are 'stolen', because they were ruled by the Ottomans at the time.
The Indian Koh-i-Noor Diamond which is a popular item Indians claimed was stolen/looted, was investigated and in 2016 the Indian supreme ruled court that the Koh-i-Noor had been given freely to the British in the mid-19th century by Maharajah Ranjit Singh, and was “neither stolen nor forcibly taken by British rulers.
There are many items around the world owned by collectors of different origins to the items. The British Museum just have the largest collection since it fascinated them long before most countries started opening museums themselves. Many items have been saved from destruction.
@@PitchBlackTales nope the Benin bronzes was stolen. And plenty other artifacts stop trying to make brirtian lol innocent even if it was traded. It wasn't still very fair. Since brirtian would literally colonize any country that said no to them.
@@PitchBlackTales lol lil just trying so convince that BRITISH MUSEM is not THEIFs MUSEUM
Did not mentioned many stolen ancient stuff from India...
Hunter007 must be a few boring statues
Hunter007 india has natraj
buddha what not
45 trillion dollar!🤬
@@iknowyoubetter2028 Few boring statues do not cost 45 trillion.
As a student of West Africa, I wish the museum would consider returning some of the Benin bronzes that the British expedition took in 1897.
Not for some ask for each and everything
No man corrupt official's in your country's will just sell them off to rich Arabs and the pieces will be locked away in private collections forever.
@@-spudman2.054 The British and French reduced West Africa to such a sorry state and plundered their land.
@@proaaron578 I'm sorry there ancestors where so weak and unintelligent.
For the first time thieves displaying their loots royale - The brits hall of shame
🤦♂️
British museum---the largest and oldest active crime scene
@Bidu Bidu If they hadn´t ``stolen`` them I would guess around 75% would no longer be in existence now!
Bidu Bidu Many of the objects were obtained in fair trade, or barter, for sugar, molasses, spice, clocks, whale oil, fabric, or other commodities in demand.
@@paullewis2413 what nonsense! Who are you to want to want to decide for others what they should do with their own property?! The arrogance of you people to feel that you have better use for other's properties than they, the true owners.
I am sure you would probably fight to the death, if someone came to take your valuable properties from you for their own use!
Xuanming Lu,
I have left a ong response. I suugest you locate it and read it.
You should find my description of a recent archaeological discovery in China to be particularl interesting.
This sort of thing could NEVER happen with British, or European professional archaelogists.
@@wito6998 fair trade ? like the trade of Manathan for a frying pan and some sugar......Seriously....
This video should be removed by UA-cam. It is promoting stolen goods by thieves.
British have the best to show, call themselves "gentlemen" but one thing is missing in these people to this day, that is integrity.
Sad but true.
Greatest thief all time
Continue crying baby
Shup ut crybaby INDIA we don't even care about you
You right.
@@dontcheckmychannel-NJ17 product of the theif empire dickheads
Theifs
The vast majority was either purchased or given permission by the regimes at the time. Coming back two hundred years later complaing is just a joke 🤣🤣
Stolen properties. Please kindly return back to the respectul countries.
😊 it was.... "acquired"
Kamal Kamala _ No.
maybe we can return all non indigenous people living in our once beautiful country back to their own historic countries? Wouldn't that be an amazing day. Shut up you moron.
can we return all indian, pakistani, african etc immigrants to their respectful countries to?
Only if you agree to return everything you stole too...otherwise, sit back and watch them eat your tax payers money haha
Yea most of antiques are not belong to UK
Not most of. Nothing is belongs to British.
The collection belongs to the brits, so long as they are strong enough to keep them.
@ahmed Al Agroudy. Not most. ALL!!!
If not for the UK, these things would have all been lost to mankind! Most ancient artifacts throughout time have been destroyed by the locals or by foreign invaders! Little thought was usually given to preserving their past but only for the present, all the past and present cultures owe a bit of gratitude to such museums for sparking the preservation and the value of the things of the past!
@@nightlightabcd yes its better off in the museum for now. but it must be acknowledged that they stole it for this intent.
Why no mention of the loot from India. Is it because the whole of Britain was built with the loot from India? So, when the whole of Britain is a showcase of what would have been India's, then I think just a museum exhibit wouldn't do enough justice.
The whole of India is a showcase of some of the finest slums ever.
@@lelaviation9869 Well we are coming to britan we will settle and outnumber you the end is near don't worry.
@@lelaviation9869 To funny maybe they can put them a museum in india. The slum section 🤣
@@lelaviation9869 soon Indians/Pakistanis will conquer Britain.
Kasipatnam Sathyakumar www.untoldmorsels.com/british-museum-highlights-facts/
Artefacts kept in complete safety(uk not invaded for 1000 years) carefully preserved (not left laying around deteriorating) and displayed completely free for the world curtesy of the British tax payer (unlike the high prices of most museums who prevent those without the funds from visiting). To deal with the negative comments about items being “stolen”, it is a fact that without them being recovered and preserved by the British the majority of them wouldn’t exist now and be lost to the world.
If you steal from the whole world no wonder you have a better collection 😆
Wish Great Britan teaches their next generations about their theft past
It is free for all to see. If left to where they were collected, the public would know little to noting of these things and they all would have been lost to humanity and history! Maybe you should give that a little thought!
@@nightlightabcd lmao i think you know that just because something is not in the ahnds of europeans doesn't mean history is lost idiot. india would have been a much better place right now if it weren't colonised.
Paritosh,
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@@PikaPluff I VERY much doubt that India would be a better place today if it were never colonised.
@@johann.9271 where do your doubts come from typical beer swallowing, bald headed white bloke?
i have very much proof that england, france, other colonisers, and europe indirectly, would not have found wealth if it were not for colonisation. From the gems, slaves, and materials from africa, to slaves, spices, trade, knowledge, from india and the east....
communication good is proven here.
Why these people like to live in other people shadow,
It's difficult to imagine a concept of history as limited as this. (It almost sounds like a vacuous thing that Donald Trump would say.)
Beholding the greatest material objects of different regions throughout history is not looking at mere physical objects, but the intellects, religion and even science of the time in question. The paucity of curiosity displayed by your words is tragedy enough.
Perhaps you're very young. Perhaps you were raised to appreciate very little in the world in general. Yet to only see pitiable beggars when you gaze upon those interested in history is an opposite view of what is really in the reflecting glass. Here's hoping you may be brought to appreciate what was grand, what was awful, what was brilliant from times past, for without the measuring stick of history, it's impossible to tell where we're even going.
I have traveled to almost 30 countries around the world. Every large museum in the world has looted goods from neighboring countries. Including the National Museum of Ghana, the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, even the Tibet Museum in Lhasa, the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Do you seriously think that the Greeks asked the Persians for permission to have all the artifacts they have on display from the Peloponnesian War?
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“The worlds biggest crime site”
Wow if not with the Britons these artifacts would be lost forever. Thank God they are concerned with the arts and culture or material history of our world.
Thief will always support thieves.
What??????
That's the way I thought people would see it but they have no appreciation of the Brits keeping and archiving our world's history.
BRING THEM BACK
newakes,
I have left a ong response. I suugest you locate it and read it.
your ancestors sold them, buy them back if you can:-)
Back to the black markets!
Bring you're momma back she's was great 😂😂
Those in charge of the country lost or gave the treasure. Rather items be enjoyed by the public than only for an upper caste system
England has plundered so many other cultures and for so many centuries it is no wonder they have all the best because even stealing our good taste and knowledge does not abandon us.
They should rename the Muesum ~"The Best Place To See Stolen Artifacts"
Or "The best preserved artefacts from around that could not otherwise be kept in good enough condition to be seen again in human history despite how they were purchased or taken as reparations or booty of war". The world is a strange place and the world is better off for these artefacts' preservation. It actually preserves, highlights and explains the cultural glory of other cultures on a world stage and at huge expense to the host nation's citizens. But by all means, have a go!
@@soniarose1983 or the best way to make Britain great again by displaying those items to develop your own economy. Am I right ? Selfish thief ?
As a brit, I actually was unaware of this museum harbouring many stolen goods until I saw these comments and looked it up. Quite sad that the museum refuses to return them. An opportunity to rectify our mistakes and we refuse.
I can only apologise to those hurt by this. I hope your country eventually gets its artifacts back.
Your open mind is commendable. I did not even finish watching the video. The very thought of displaying stolen goods by a government is cringe worthy at the very least. Desde filipinas. Dios te bendigo.
what about those received as gifts or purchased? or discovered when they were unknown to anybody? etc
What a load of absolute rubbish. Grow up.
@@TodayFreedom You need to elaborate on what exactly is a 'load of rubbish' and for why I need to 'grow up'.
@@bebetto221 For some reason I never saw this comment; if it has been documented as not being stolen, I don't see any problem keeping those artifacts. You can't really give a gift and then claim it back. That's not how it works.
World precious Kohinoor diamond they have stolen from India 🇮🇳.
Till now they have not returned to India.
We will never return anything to your stupid country. We are more powerful if you want them come get them!
Not stolen, it always belonged to the royalty of the area it was in. The British royal family were as legit as any of the previous owners in that respect. It was India that decided to become a republic. Just jump on the bandwagon created by nationalistic govts to distract from their own failures. Even if it was returned it might not go back to India. India would only flog it.
Only those who's 'house' has been looted and destroyed will know the pain!🙏😔
It wasn’t looted, it’s more like those who have had garage sales and regretted selling cool things.
@@supremereader7614 keep lying to yourself buddy
@@supremereader7614 well said, as the vast majority was purchased and given permission by the ruling regimes. 200 years later, then the complaints come in after seeing how popular they are and that they should of actually been interested in history 🤣🤣
@@Guinness1066 ?
@@Guinness1066 a lot of articrafts are stolen.
Its collection ‼‼‼‼
Its called burgelarly, loot, theft
Pawan Kumar They introduced the railway to India. You think the Indians could have done that themselves?
@@shanemanchester Whom will you vote this time, Tories, labour or Brexit party nobody supports white people or to say the so called majority that's white Brit's the natives, all your parties are in favor of immigrants and feminists, you can't even exit eu even if the mandate of people is for brexit. You are doomed as a nation.
Anonymous Alone I can’t be bothered reading your drivel but I’ll bet 50 notes you work in a dead end job. And that you always will. And that you will NEVER produce/create/invent/sell anything or employ anybody in your life.
@@shanemanchester lmaoooo
Hi niketa
There's nothing "British" in the British Museum.
You should visit the Victoria and Albert Museum
Except for the knowledge understanding and skill behind finding and researching said exhibits, not to mention the expertise behind maintaining them in an environment of minimum degredation and/or reversing any damage already sustained. Then again. there's always the accumulated value of the invested running expenses of the storage environment along with the availability of expert assistance to any visiting researchers who need access in order to increase humanity's understanding.
Abstract scientific knowledge mostly lacks an ownership label, in fact the only location with any relevance is the destination of the bills for the overheads involved.
@@So1ipse Yes, the British Museum has provided a legacy for the treasures for others to study and view them. This is the other side of the coin; they didn't just pillage these artifacts and melt them down or sell them on. It bears a great responsibility to do this properly and is an expensive business.
i like how the music is so british but nothing inside the museum are
I hope one day I can visit the British museum. I really want to move my family to Europe in a few years but I for certain want to visit and travel across Europe. It would be a great adventure.
I really want to go to the "British" Museum.. To see many "original" British stuff.. Because my father told me that "British" Museum is all original, not stolen, not taken, it's all original..
The Loot Museum. 😁😁 the Elgin Marble, not stolen?
"Great Britain"
or
"the greatest thief in history"
They must finally give back those looted artefacts, it's ridiculous how they welcome thousands of tourists in their museum daily to proudly present the stolen African and asian artefacts. That's pure criminality!
Ali Baba's cave is nothing compared to this haven of purloined treasure.
7:55 So many noses missing. He just breezed right past that but gave details on others statues and artifacts.
One day UK government must return indian treasures back... jaihind 🇮🇳
😅😅😅😅😅
Stolen from everybody....bloody thieves
Lord elgin took the stones from the Parthenon by paying the ruling Turks to let him take them. The greeks never allowed or wanted the marbles to leave Greece !!!!
Sadly for the Greeks their weak and indulgent emperors allowed the walls protecting Constantinople to fall into disrepair. The armies protecting her were practically untrained. The Turks waited almost 700 years before they finally succeeded and conquered Constantinople. They were always there waiting and watching , but in their arrogance the Greeks allowed their empire to get 'fat and lazy' ....and on that fateful night, the Turks practically walked into Hagia Sofia unfettered. .......
These are not a collections ,
These tings are looted around the world
Murali,
I have left a ong response. I suugest you locate it and read it.
yeah thats how museums work
Well at least they made it free to visitors. Poor countries can’t even feed themselves properly let alone any higher learning and museum building
Very proud Englishman here thank you for all you're artefacts 😘😘
The winner's law will be always apply.
So thankful Britain preserved all this for the world! Has any other country (besides USA) preserved half this much? Or a tenth this much?
I'm just thank full for being able to see such a display. Other than that you probably will never see such a display in your life.
Imagine being a Nigerian where you have to travel to the UK to view artefacts from your heritage
Imagine being an Egyptian where you have to travel to the UK to view artifacts from your heritage
The British Museum was founded in 1753, the first national public museum in the world. From the beginning it granted free admission to all 'studious and curious persons'. Visitor numbers have grown from around 5,000 a year in the eighteenth century to nearly 6 million today.
Yes and looted from india shame on British
Hi alyssa
I remember going here at a very young age with my primary school and it was amazing and the the most amazing time my favourite was all the mummies and the hallways we went down filled with history I do wanna go back as I was too young to take in the building around me and forgot how fricken big it was but I did take in all the history I learnt about and my grades right now (I'm in year 9.. Nearly 10) are AMAZING and my dad has always wanted to go so the first lot of money after I get my car I'm gonna spend it to go to that museum with my parents and boyfriend... I honestly can't wait I'm so into all sorts of history from Egyptians to WW2 (also on eased with ww2 and have been to the Dover dungeons with my school) and I actually love school... So thanks to that WONDERFUL MUSEUM for making me get what I wanted in high school and making me such a history finatic ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
3rd line.... Had*
On eased?.... I said obsessed but okay lol
Melissa Randall you should be ashamed....ALL ITEMS ARE STOLEN FROM EGYPT, INDIA AND AFRICA.... SHAME ON YOU AND YOUR THIEF COUNTRY
Melissa Randall
What’s more amazing is u lack historical knowledge... because if u know the true history of those artifacts... and assuming u r in the right frame of mind ... you will criticise it...
Unless you appreciate robbery...
KARAN BANSAL well they were moved to London when these countries were under the empire meaning that all their stuff was British. Plus the British museum is a museum that was meant to showcase the wonders of the empire.
We went there in August. Blew my socks off. I was so worn out having been there all day. It was a feast for the eyes. I was careful to research the top things to see as not to miss anything.
I went once to the British Museum. But, I was so tired and so dazed that I didn't see much, unfortunately. That was because I had just been on an overnight flight from the USA. And, then that evening taking a connecting flight to here, Cape Town, South Africa.
Your job is wondderfull but ..about 14:36
There is a mistake. Greeks never gave the permission to Elgin removing the marbles.
"From 1801 to 1812, agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin removed about half of the surviving sculptures of the Parthenon, as well as sculptures from the Propylaea and Erechtheum. The Marbles were transported by sea to Britain. Elgin later claimed to have obtained in 1801 an official decree (a firman) from the Sublime Porte, the central government of the Ottoman Empire which were then the rulers of Greece. This firman has not been found in the Ottoman archives despite its wealth of documents from the same period and its veracity is disputed. "
I'm starting to regret booking a vacation to London...
Matthew Stokes
XD you called him a tit. Fucking looters and thievery
TheSpanish Armada ....yeah... And?
London sucks....dirty, smelly, very expensive, everybody is an asshole....etc.
@@edholohan Fuckin douchebag. You're the only asshole here. London is glorious. It's not dirty at all. It's generally very clean. Not that expensive. It is a beautiful city filled with centuries old magnificence. Wtf is wrong with you?
Stupid thing to say.
British museum saved art from wars and revolutions. Say them thank you. Palmyra was destroyed by locals.
no actually that's what Germany did to save from British destruction, but to hear them tell it now.. its "Nazi looted art"
@@bebetto221 Oh NoOoooOOoOoOO!
well its time to return to the respected country of origin.becoz these stolen goods were not made by British.invaders take advantage of war looting.
If the Assyria artifacts had been left or returned to their place of origin they would likely have been destroyed in the last few years by extremists. I get the whole "theft" issue but some of this priceless history would not have survived if not kept here. I have a friend of Assyria descent who is grateful for every piece of their history preserved by the museum. It's complicated....
John Wells what about the Greek and Egyptian artifacts. There is no war there .
I agree, but the British helped contribute to the chaos there too. It's extremely complicated.
A great deal of people are whining about many things on display, but its nice to be able to visit one museum and see al these high quality objects!
The first in the universe and shameless showcase of great British loot from all over the world.....i.e. British museum.
stolen things are always fascinating
collection of article and master pieces.....LOOTED from all over the world......specially from INDIA ...
Sorry. Conquered. OOps you loose
Fabulous and stolen from world. Marvelous. Lovely
Maybe one day they’ll build museums in the countries where these artifacts originate from and house them there.
Is this a pirates' museum? Because many of these exhibits have been detached from the position in a violent way that does not fit into civilized nations !. Is there really anyone to tell us why the Parthenon sculptures cleaned with chlorine a few decades ago?
an active crime scene
Fascinating collection of which I'm eager to visit this coming week during my first tour of England. Thank you for presenting, with such clarity, your personal favorite highlights of the museum, which is a great starting guide for someone like myself.
Elgin Marbles were removed with the permission of the Ottomans, not the Greeks.
I tottaly agree with you and we better call them Parthenon's Marbles and not Elgin Marbles.
Elgin removed them, in spite of the opposition of the Greeks, promising to return them when Greece would have become a safer place...but instead few years later he sold them to the British museum. Given that the removal was authorized by the Turks, the British museum considers the purchase legitimate.
It was a theft, the museum was always aware of it. Elgin was in bad faith. The marble of the Parthenon should be returned to Greece.
It’s great the are together. Otherwise, they would have been sold piece by piece for placement in gardens around the world.
@@wito6998
Absolutely correct
@@pierluigipassoni6231
Let's not forget the Turks blew the Parthenon roof off ...
When country is a biggest theif and scoundrel you can poses any treasure
You mean strong enough to take what others were to weak to keep.✌
I've always loved going to museums, ever since I was a kid, and the British Museum is at the top... but it is also the finest institution of imperialism. Most people just pass through it, oblivious to this fact - so did I - but the more you go, the more you see, you start to realise that the history of the peoples of the world is "owned" by a select group of people, obtained in the most unethical ways, and they control the narrative. If they could have done it, the Great Pyramid of Giza would have been removed and placed in Hyde Park or something, stone by stone - let's be real, if scale wasn't an issue Egypt would have been empty today. It's touchy but if museums like the British were to return the ancient artefacts to their rightful countries they would be left with nothing - the stakes are high, these possessions have become intertwined with the identity of Western culture. If they weren't, artefacts would have been returned every time a claim was made for it. Instead the attitude seems to be "it's rightfully ours."
At least somebody amongst you reflected on this reality n
I feel like I just wrote this. 😂
So much irrational hatred in the comment section. Many of these treasures originally belonged to brutal kings and the idle rich. Originally, these treasures never belonged to "the people." The British Museum on the other hand offers these treasures to the public. So it's a little irrational to "return" them to the current government of the land of their origin.
Are you a british?
Tell yourself whatever you need to believe.
That’s a fine collection. Stealing everybody else’s heritage is a low blow in my humble opinion.
shala....,
I have left a ong response. I suugest you locate it and read it.
if you reappy want to know what is what, you just can read nd document your self. You can find out who SOLD and for how much etc.
dipshit
@@bebetto221 it wasnt sold idiot. It was stolen.
Let me fix your title, the best *stolen collections
War booty, if some country wants an artifact or collection of artifacts back, i suggest conquest and requisition of said item's. ✌
RIP Capo😢🙏 they explain everything on Twitter... nobody appreciates the items better then them
nobody can preserve work like them
UA-camrs rule UA-cam Like the original owners of the items? I agree.
nicholas turner And we’re supposed to believe you’re not part neanderthal? You “people” have no culture, so the only thing you have to look up to is stolen artifacts your part-animal ancestors stole from humans you wish you could be like. Anywho, they’ll be taking it back with little to no hassle. The declining birth rates within your own community due to your women refusing to procreate with you and also due to them preferring other men who aren’t neanderthals would be a great aid.
RIP Capo😢🙏 mesopotamia no longer exists
iran
iraq
egypt stuff would definitely be destroyed if not kept in a museum
These Museums would be EMPTY of they returned everything they had stolen !!!!
Never my friend we actually want more. We are not finished yet 🤣🤣
Somebody Call the cops cause these are all stolen.
In many cases we can be glad the items are safe in the BM. Especially in the middle east many museums, temples and statues are demolished by religious fanatics. Once ruined they are lost forever.
Ur good reason for looting.
Hi marjan
Return the Greek marvels of Parthenon
Its an act of barbarism that dishonours British people in the eyes of decent men
Do you know that they were taken by the british to protect them from the ottomans?
If they do so then british musem will b empty.
@@saajithsaajith744 Have you even been to the museum?
The British Museum obtained them legally, you would know this if you actually did some research first. Lets not even get into the fact that the Parthenon had literally been used to store explosive material (which had gone off) before they were removed (with permission) and later bought by the museum.
Many of the objects were obtained in fair trade, or barter, for sugar, molasses, spice, clocks, whale oil, fabric, or other commodities in demand.
Just be honest and present your own British history
Proud moment for theaves offsprings seeing gallery of stolan arts.
Awww are you angry
Stolen or robbed...! Still the most visited museum in the whole world and beyond!
Well, since people are visiting it, that makes up for how the items were stolen & people were massacre to get them!!
Well it should change the name stolen places wkwkwk
a robber will never return what he robbed
True, but plenty of countries have taken the same.
Until caught
@Bidu Bidu Is that why your "country" has the racist caste system?
Shubham Johri he mentioned caste... and india has the racist caste system like no other so..m
@@iknowyoubetter2028 As far as legislative validation is concerned Caste system has been abolished by Article 17 of Indian Constitution. Now tell the British government to return the artifacts to their respective countries.
Congratulations for stealing national treasures from all over the world and then present them as part of your "greatness".
Congratulations. Magnificence.
imbecile
they don't only brag about their fake greatness, also their super intelligence
The Greeks never permitted Lord Elgin to remove the marbles of the Parthenon, since Greece was not a independent country and there was no greek government to do so in the early 1800s. The greeks were under the rule of the Ottomans during that period, until the successful Greek War of Independence that broke out in 1821. The British Museum's exhibits consist of foreign antiqueties stolen from the original countries such as Greece, Mexico, Egypt etc. Where can we see the British cultural achievements in your museum? Is there any British Hall full of statues and significant antiqueties which were made by the ancient british people? No!
I see. So he didn’t pay a cent for them but got a gang and moved them in the night after knocking out the guards.
You are right. The museum is full of looter's result from the past British Empire. Well, if they are open to the world to study and viewing, it is workable for now.
U better rename video as Best Looted collection....
Loot,plunder.steal.burgle.embezzle,trick,pirate,hornswaggle,cheat,swipe,etc etc and call it "keep calm and continue looting"
museum of the Royal thief's
Rajan Mudliar, I have left a ong response. I suugest you locate it and read it.
Stupid person
@@MandyJMaddison You must think quite highly of your recommendation of imperialism. Why not just ignore people and have a nice chat?
Mortal Clown,
It isn't imperialism that I recommend.
What I recommend is that the people who like whinging, get in there an do something to protect those treasures that they do have in their possession.
While the Indians whine about one diamond, their own nationals are stealing treasures from temples every day of the week.
@@MandyJMaddison Lol people don't need you to take care of their treasures. Stay out of others' property. Otherwise you are just a selfish brat.
Exhibition of loots
Shut up and open your eyes widely
@@wal7 lol thief
Most of these "stolen" artifacts would have been destroyed or lost forever if the British hadn't saved and preserved them, we appreciated the importance of historical artifacts before other people cared about such things,.Also the majority of the exhibits were purchased not stolen, and some of them were just rotting on the ground, so we took them as your ancestors didn't care.
You should feel privileged and thank us that we saved/preserved your cultural artifacts and you can now come and visit them free of charge. Otherwise they would have been dust by now. The truth hurts.
@Liz bth I sleep fine thanks, for one I wasn't there when they were taken, two the ENTIRE history of the human race is a history of conflict, theft, rape and murder. So I'm not going to prostrate and beg forgiveness just because my ancestors won the game of Empires and pretend other cultures weren't participating and wouldn't have done exactly the same given the chance. And lastly the FACT is that most of the items are not stolen, its a myth. There are some stolen items but I couldn't care less.
which of the collections were taken without notice and stolen from colonization days?
Dont give folse information to your whachers, Elgin did not remove the marbles with the permission of the Greeks,the marbles where removed by Elgin between 1801-1809 when Greece still was under ottoman ockupation.Elgin clamed that he had the permission of the Sultan to remove some stones....
the museum of stolen goods
Cofresi100 💯💯🙏🏽
Yeah its pretty god damn impressive tbh
100% agreed
At least they are well preserved. Art pieces should belong to ones who appreciate them.
@walter cuperidge during cultural revolution millions precious antiques were destroyed. In Syria too. It does not matter where they are if they are in good shape for generations to see.
Big effort and nice job thank you very much for this vedio
All the loot from around the world stored here.
And Paris and DC and New York and Chicago and Rome....
All negative comments here have been made by those without even the most basic knowledge of the English language...
The scrupulous british can harp on english language. For a change focus on integrity.
Thank you for the preservation of world treasures. Millions view them.