In this episode on Tekniq, we witness a large operation for mining marble at quarries of various depths. how stone stoves are ...

Michelangelo Buonarroti was one of the greatest Italian Renaissance artists to ever live. He was great not only because of the artworks he produced but also because of what he was willing to endure to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I visited an active quarry in the Apuan Alps of Carrara, Italy — home to the coveted Carrara marble. Located in Tuscany, Carrara ...

In the documentary Il Capo, The Chief, by Yuri Ancarani, the visual is stunning. The filmmaker focuses on a quarry boss who uses hand gestures to guide the excavation to the moment when huge blocks of ...

As a material, marble has defined architecture and design, art forms and historic periods. We stepped into this world first-hand when we visited the Carrara marble quarries, the surrounding Tuscan ...

The Colorado Stone Quarries above Marble aren’t what they used to be — and as far as the new owners are concerned, that’s a good thing. The rambling, cathedral-like chambers in the historic section ...

Deep in the bowels of Treasure Mountain above Marble, quarry workers are searching for a massive block of perfect white marble to replace one of the nation’s most prominent military symbols: the Tomb ...