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Carrara marble, or Luna marble (marmor lunense) to the Romans, is a type of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It has been quarried since Roman times in the mountains just outside the city of Carrara in the province of Massa and Carrara in the Lunigiana , the northernmost tip of modern-day Tuscany , Italy.
Black Vitrolite panelling on the Daily Express Building in Fleet Street, London.. Pigmented structural glass, also known generically as structural glass and as vitreous marble, and marketed under the names Carrara glass, Sani Onyx, and Vitrolite, among others, is a high-strength, colored glass.
Marble [1] sludge waste can be used as a mineral filler in water-based paints. [32] Using ground calcium carbonate as a filler in paint production can improve the brightness, hiding power and application performance of paint, and can also replace expensive pigments such as titanium dioxide. [32]
Colorful marble has been having a moment. Designers and homeowners have rediscovered rosy Rojo Alicante, emerald-hued Empress Green, and purple-tinged Calacatta Viola. But make no mistake: Black ...
The Giuseppe Verdi Monument is a sculpture honoring composer Giuseppe Verdi in Verdi Square Park (between 72nd and 73rd Streets, Amsterdam Avenue, and Broadway) in Manhattan, New York City. [2] The statue was created by Italian sculptor Pasquale Civiletti . [3] The monument measures 25.75 feet (7.85 m) tall and up to 18 feet (5.5 m) across. [4]
Japanese, Bangladeshi and Mexican cultures rub along side by side in New York’s most diverse borough. The best way to experience them? Through their street eats on a unique food tour, finds ...
[55] [60] Herter Brothers of New York City designed and installed new plasterwork ceiling and cornice. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] The ceiling was white, while the cornice was painted a delicate gray. [ 63 ] [ g ] Below the cornice was a delicately carved frieze featuring (at Roosevelt's insistence) taxidermied animal heads. [ 64 ]
New York City Masa serves sushi for lunch and dinner at a starting rate of $750 per person, not including drinks and tax. The menu changes regularly at this 26-seat restaurant, but that doesn't ...