At the foot of striking marble quarries in central Italy's Apuan Alps sits the village of Colonnata (pictured above) – a quaint place famed for its pork lard and quarry workers. The stone ...

Last year, 1.2 million tons of blocks crossed the Italian border to China ... the Carrara quarries have produced more marble than any other place on Earth. The market as a whole is worth over ...

In recent years the quarries of Carrara have had an annual aggregate output of about 200,000 tons. They supply the bulk of the marble used in Italy and Europe to-day for sculpture and other ...

02/17/2025 February 17, 2025 The rare marble used by Michelangelo is mined in a huge Tuscan quarry where panels are cut from solid rock at an altitude of around 1,000 meters.

The quarries were even featured ... 1.2 million tons of blocks crossed the Italian border to China, the United States, and Germany as the top 3. The marble that stays goes to local businesses ...

the InterContinental Miami and Miami Center complex were built after the purchase of a travertine marble quarry in Italy. Today, antique Florentine marble covers the entire exterior and interior ...