The place where the marble of the classic sculptures comes from
Many of the masterpieces of Michelangelo were made of the Pietrasanta marble
A little further beyond the Tuscan coast lies a picturesque town with whitewashed...
Technology met art: Artist Davide Quayola used a robot to recreate a marble Hellenic...
Technology met art, as a London-based artist Davide Quayola used a robot to recreate a Hellenic masterpiece of Laocoon and his Sons.
The masterpiece which...
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...
Marble Village of Dhee Ayn
The Marble Village of Dhee Ayn in Saudi Arabia is a 400-year-old stone settlement built on top of a white marble hill. The construction...
India: The past preserved in a Marble Palace
In the heart of Calcutta lies a quaint time-bubble, the Marble Palace. I walked in to see and feel what the walls, pillars and...
The underground quarry of Normandy – a refuge for civilians
75 years have passed from D- Day. Underground quarry saved the lives of thousands of civilians.
Unless there was the vast underground quarry where thousands...
Perry World House: How the University of Pennsylvania Used Natural Stone to Transform its...
The newest building on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia, PA is Perry World House. As a hub for international exchange and activity,...
The Majestic Marble Quarries of Northern Italy
What we admire as pristine white stone was born hundreds of millions of years ago in overwhelming darkness. ‘‘Marmo,’’ the Italians call it —...
The islands where most Greek marble statues were made
Two islands of the Cyclades in Greece, have long been famous for their marble riches - but equal treasures were recently found on tiny,...
The Sleeping Giant in Greece’s Naxos
A giant ancient statue is lying on its back for centuries on a hill at the Greek island of Naxos.
The Kouros of Apollonas, also...
