Robots used to carve out marble sculptures 05:10. Carrara, Italy — A remarkable innovation is changing the way timeless art is created.For centuries, Italy's world-famous Carrara marble has been ...

I took a Mediterranean cruise in 2023 and stopped at Marina di Carrara, a lesser-known Italian port. I visited an active quarry in the Apuan Alps of Carrara — home to the coveted Carrara marble ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Marble Quarries of Carrara ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 97 No. 20 (November 1907), p. 361 doi:10.1038 ...

Carrara marble has had many, many love affairs — West is hardly the first to be enamored with it. From artisans to architects to authors, the creamy, white stone has inspired droves of artists.

The Carrara marble market is worth over $1.1 billion and produces 4 million tons of marble every year, with 13,000 people involved. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

The Pantheon temple in Rome glistens with precious, white marble from Italy’s town of Carrara, a stone that was prized by the ancient Romans and Renaissance masters. Now, extraction rates of ...