MILAN — Since the ancient Romans began excavating marble more than 2,000 years ago, the average price of Italian natural stone per ton has reached a record 1,016.4 euros. This new height is the ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Townsville. Followed categories will be added to My News. Carrara is regarded as having the best white marble in the world. Marble from Carrara was used in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michelangelo's famous "David" sculpture was carved out of marble. The iconic material has been used for centuries by artists and ...

It isn’t often that a mayor gets directly involved in bringing art to his or her city, but that’s exactly what happened in Pietrasanta, Italy, where it was mayor Massimo Mallegni who invited Helidon ...