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Where does Carrara marble come from?
Carrara marble comes from Carrara, Italy.
What Tuscan city in Italy is known for its marble?
Carrara is the area where Carrara marble comes from.
What is Carrera marble used for?
Carrera marble is most commonly used in sculpture. It is quarried in Italy, in the town of Carrera. Both the Peace Monument and the Marble Arch were crafted from this particular marble.
Where is Calacatta marble from?
Calacatta marble is from the Carrara region of Italy
Where did the marble for the Spanish Steps come from?
The Spanish Steps (built 1723-1725) were made with Carrara marble. Carrara is a city in Tuscany, Italy.
What was Carrara Italy famous for?
for it beautiful marble
Is Carrara marble slippery?
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What quarry did the marble for Michelangelo's pieta come from?
Carrara marble. Michelangelo used to go to the quarry himself to select his stone.
How much waste is there of Italian marble mines and where?
The famous Italian marble mines are those of Carrara.
How is carrara marble moved to North America?
It is imported from Italy.
Where in Italy can you find the best marble?
AFAIK, i marmi di Carrara (lit. the marbles of Carrara, but meaning Carrara's marble). Marmo means marble and unlike English where marbles means another thing, marmo is countable: il marmo, i marmi. Carràra (the double r must be prolonged in pronunciation) is a town in northern Tuscany (Toscàna).
What materials were used for the Statue of David?
the statue of david is carved from carrara marble
