Carrara marble is famous all over the world

Marble is known since ancient times. This solid, beautiful, and in some cases has a brightly colored stone has some special charm. There are many types of marble all over the world. Some are more famous, others less. The Carrara marble is undoubtedly one of the best varieties of it. About it and will go further.

An excursion into the past

Among the Aluan Alps, in Tuscany, is a small provincial town of Carrara, which in translation means a quarry. At the time of the Roman Empire, a place was set up for the stonecutters, who produce marble of amazing beauty. Since then the history of Carrara has begun.

The decades passed, centuries passed, states changed, after Goths came Goths, then Byzantium, Germans, Florentines, but, no matter what, Carrara marble continued to enjoy the well-deserved fame. The Italian Carrara became in the second half of the 19th century, after the unification of Italy.

Carrara now

Now, Carrara is a small town with a population of less than 70 thousand people and a well-developed infrastructure. Of the attractions worth mentioning the famous Carrara Cathedral, which is located on Cathedral Square, unfinished statue of "Giant", located on the same square, the palace of Kibo-Malaspina and the rather famous monastery of St. Francis.

Also, the city is well-organized trade and tourism business. Nevertheless, the main income and fame of Carrara is derived from the extraction of marble.

Carrara marble: sculpture

Of the extraordinary beautiful and expensive Carrara stone, the famous masters of the Renaissance and Baroque times sculpted true masterpieces. Take, for example, the statue of David the work of Michelangelo. Two years the master worked on the future statue and created a truly masterpiece, which does not cease to amaze and now.

A famous composition of Pieta, made by the same Michelangelo. Now she is in the Vatican in one of the most famous shrines of the entire Orthodox world in St. Peter's Cathedral. The master managed to embody in the stone all the mass of emotions on Maria's face, the deepest sorrow of the mother for the lost son Jesus.

Also very famous sculpture, carved from the same material called "The Abduction of Proserpine." According to the master Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, who sculpted this composition, he managed to make the marble plastic material. Thanks to this skill, a lot of masterpieces have been made, such as "The ecstasy of the Blessed Ludovici Albertoni" and "Apollo and Daphne".

Products and constructions in other countries

And in other parts also very famous carrara marble. A photo of products from it a great variety on the Internet. In London is the famous Marble Arch, which is a true decoration of Haydn Park. In Manila, the capital of the Philippines, this material was used in the construction and decoration of the cathedral.

In Abu Dhabi from the snow-white Carrara stone striking with its splendor is a beautiful mosque. In Delhi, the eleven-millionth city, the second most populous in India after Mumbai, this material was used to decorate the Hindu temple complex. Carrara marble was involved in the construction of the Peace Monument in Washington. And this is not a complete list ...

At the present time, this material continues to enjoy great demand and popularity. From it, tiles for floor and walls are made, various decorative and building elements for decoration of premises and even make furniture elements, and all furniture in its entirety.

So here it is - Carrara marble, passed through the ages and continues to delight all around.