The saga of Elgin marbles, now in the British Museum in London, appears rather intractable after so many twists and turns of historical events (“Milestones,” June 27, 2009). Designed and constructed by Ictinus and Calicrates with Phidias around 440 BC, the Parthenon was almost intact until 1687, when Venetian forces led by Francesco Morosini bombed the temple, which was used by the Turkish forces to store gunpowder. A part of the marbles was removed from the ruins of Parthenon between 1801 and 1805 by Lord Elgin, a British diplomat. The remainder of the Greek statues decorating the ancient temple is now stored in the just opened Acropolis Museum, designed by Bernard Tschumi and Michael Photiadis. Melina Mercuri, a Greek actress who became her country’s minister of culture in 1981, requested that Elgin marbles be returned to Athens, which the British authorities have ignored so far. However, the request is now becoming more persistent in connection with the new museum, which can properly house them. Now, the solution to this riddle requires a bold if somewhat involved new solution. First, the Acropolis Museum should be demolished. Within sight of the Parthenon itself, it is an architectural monstrosity. Second, the remaining marbles should be shipped to the British Museum, where the Elgin marbles have been kept in good order for more than two centuries. Third, the remainder of the Parthenon should also be moved to London, where a new museum should be constructed to house it entire. Tschumi and Photiadis should be given a second chance to design it. Fourth, an exact replica of the old temple should be built in the Acropolis to hold faithful copies of all the marbles. Italy and Turkey should be requested to finance the new structure, as it is their military forces that destroyed the original one by careless treatment of cultural monuments of great value to our civilization. Simple!