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The largest book in the world is made of marble!

The world's largest book is in the Kudodau Pagoda in Myanmar. The book has 1,640 pages with 100 lines each and is 1.52 metres...

Ancient marble bracelets unearthed in Central China

Archaeologists have found six ancient white marble bracelets at a site in Central China's Henan province, local authorities said Tuesday.Besides the bracelets, some other...

The underground quarry of Normandy – a refuge for civilians

77 years have passed from D- Day. Underground quarry saved the lives of thousands of civilians.Unless there was the vast underground quarry where thousands...

Aliki Ancient Marble Quarry in Thassos Island, Greece

The partially submerged ruins of a white marble quarry used in ancient Greece for over 1,200 years.  White marble was highly sought-after in ancient Greece,...

Unraveling The Secret Of The Taj Mahal’s Original Color

Indian authorities are prepared to spruce up the world famous monument and restore its ancient hue — provided they can figure out just which...

Shanghai quarry wins landscaping award

Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden's Quarry Garden project has won a prestigious landscape practice award in London.Designed by Prof. Zhu Yufan from Tsinghua University, the...

Tucked-Away Marble Quarries Discovered of Naxos, Greece

The source of marble for a statue of Apollo on the Greek island of Delos has been a mystery to art historians and archaeologists...

Marble Palace, Kolkata: the story behind Kolkata’s mansion of curiosities

This 19th-century neo-classical mansion tucked away within the serpentine lanes of north Kolkata is emblematic of the churn of modernity and Renaissance that left...

17th-century voters cast marbles instead of paper ballots

You’d be given black and white marbles. To vote no, a black marble was dropped in the box.As early as the 17th century in...

Marble sites unearthed in the Greek Islands

Three ancient Karystos shale marble quarries have been discovered on the Greek island of Evia.The Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports announced that the...