CARRARA MARBLE

About Carrara Marble

History

Where is Carrara Marble mined?

Classification of Carrara Marble

Application

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About Carrara Marble

Carrara is a marble with light gray veins scattered on a white background. With white color typical for sophistication and elegance, people often use this high-class stone for luxury apartments, Western-style villas, both classic and modern. With large spaces such as living room, reception hall, Carrara is the perfect choice to create a larger, more open space.

History

Carrara was found from the ancient Roman period, used for sculpture from the Renaissance period, to the 17th century, it was used a lot in construction works, promoting and forming the Mining Industry. marble, overseen and run by the Cypo and Malaspina clans. By ruling the city of Massa (the capital of Italy at that time) and overseeing Carrara, they changed many of the city’s infrastructure designs with Carrara (squares, roads, intersections, sidewalks, etc.) ) to create works of timeless value.


Massa Marittima Cathedral: purely use Carrara Marble.

Massa Ducal Palace

In addition, there are several monuments using Carrara crafted from ancient Rome:


Temple of Proserpina

Trajan ’s Column

Column of Marcus Aurelius

Famous Renaissance Sculpture: The Statue of David, made entirely of Carrara Marble over the course of 3 years (1501-1504), weighs 6 tons.

Where is Carrara mined?

Carrara is mined from the Carrara region, now the city of Carrara in the province of Massa, located at the northernmost point of the island of Tuscany, Italy.

Classification of Carrara Marble

Based on color, distribution of veins, people classify Carrara into many types and some types are available at Luxury Homes Vietnam:

And a note that it is easy to confuse Carrara and Calacatta ->See how to distinguish Carrara Marble and Calacatta Marble

Application

As introduced above, Carrara Marble with its own characteristics of color, texture, is suitable for both interior and exterior, even interior applications such as: countertops, decor applications, and even interior applications. sculptures.

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