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  2. Zadar Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    The altarpiece is a work of art by Josip Palma Jr. At the end of the nave is a marble altar with a marble paneling depicting the Sacred Heart, while the apse houses a marble sarcophagus with the relics of St. Anastasia with the inscription by Bishop Donat (9th century). There are also fragments of medieval frescoes in the cathedral.

  3. Purbeck Marble - Wikipedia

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    Purbeck Marble is a fossiliferous limestone found in the Isle of Purbeck, a peninsula in south-east Dorset, England. It is a variety of Purbeck stone that has been quarried since at least Roman times as a decorative building stone.

  4. Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia - Wikipedia

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    The marble parts and the lighting fixtures were created in Munich, the metal elements for the gates in Berlin, while the gates themselves were manufactured in Karl Bamberg's factory in Vienna, and the mosaics were shipped from Venice. The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a cross-domed basilica featuring an emphasized central dome.

  5. St Joseph's Cathedral, Hyderabad - Wikipedia

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    Much of the artwork, including the beautifully carved marble side altars and marble statues of Mother Mary and St Anthony, an antique European oil painting of the Blessed Mother and Christ Child (Madonna and the Child by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo)which was gifted to the cathedral by one of the Nizams, an antique set of the Stations of the ...

  6. Cosmatesque - Wikipedia

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    Cosmatesque screen at the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano.Some works of Deodatus di Cosma for Colonna family are housed in the basilica.. Cosmatesque, or Cosmati, is a style of geometric decorative inlay stonework typical of the architecture of Medieval Italy, and especially of Rome and its surroundings.

  7. David (Donatello, marble) - Wikipedia

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    David is a marble statue of the biblical hero by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello.One of his early works (1408–1409), it was originally commissioned by the Operai del Duomo, the Overseers of the Office of Works, for the Florence Cathedral and was his most important commission up to that point.

  8. Frosterley - Wikipedia

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    Frosterley Marble has been taken from the Rogerley Quarry for more than 700 years; the decorative columns found in Durham Cathedral date from about 1350. Examples of Frosterley Marble can be found at several places in the village, the church of St Michael and All Saints, the railway station and behind the car park in the centre of the village.

  9. Marble Church, Bodelwyddan - Wikipedia

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    The church contains fourteen varieties of marble including pillars made of Belgian Red marble, a nave entrance made from Anglesey marble and shafts of Languedoc marble on bases of Purbeck marble. [2] It also contains elaborate woodwork, and in the tower can be found windows of stained glass on the north and south sides, featuring Saint Margaret ...