Northern buildings are all Greek to us; Architecture inspired by ancient world.(News)

The Journal (Newcastle, England) | January 6, 2009 | Copyright

Byline: Tony Henderson Environment Editor

GREEK gifts to the North East way of life were highlighted yesterday against the backdrop of a major exhibition on Tyneside.

Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes at South Shields Museum and Art Gallery features highlights from the British Museum's collections.

The exhibition includes one of the largest selections of Greek artefacts ever loaned by the British Museum.

And yesterday Greek expert Andrew Parkin pointed out that people who may feel that ancient Greece is remote from life in the ...

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