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Marble

Amruteshwar Siddheshwar Temple Complex

A cluster of 18th-century temples with an underground shrine.

Liverpool Philharmonic Dining Rooms toilets

Liverpool, England

Toilets at the Philharmonic Dining Rooms

These rose marble urinals are the most luxurious loos in Liverpool.

Hendersonville, North Carolina

Thomas Wolfe's Angel

This stone statue inspired Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 novel 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

Gadime Cave

Gadime e Poshtme, Kosovo

Gadime Cave

The ceiling of this cavern is dripping with multicolored marble stalactites.

Detroit, Michigan

Merrill Fountain

This elaborately-carved white marble fountain was built to stand outside the Detroit Opera House.

Hotel(?) foundation, Carrara.

Carrara

This small town was built around a marble quarry and named after one of the most famous sources of marble in the world.

Temple of Hercules Victor

Temple of Hercules Victor

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

Piè di Marmo (Marble Foot)

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

Monument in situ, c. 2009

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Newkirk Viaduct Monument

This 15-foot tall obelisk commemorating the Philadelphia-Baltimore railroad connection sat neglected for over a century.

Glasgow City Chambers' Staircase.

Glasgow, Scotland

Glasgow City Chambers' Staircase

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

Rusconi’s Marble Masterpiece.

Gundagai, Australia

Marble Masterpiece

A miniature cathedral made of 20,948 tiny pieces of marble.

The village of Colonnata, as seen from the white marble hills.

The Tuscan Town Famous for Anarchists, Marble, and Lard

Now gourmet, lardo di Colonnata once fed miners in Michelangelo's favorite quarries.

Reina Gattuso July 15, 2019