The human statues were visible, also; but Cardona took them for marble.

Whole industries were set up to feed the palace's demands for marble and timber.

The garden is famous for its lush green lawns, marble art and fountains.

Only most of us when we look for marble find sandstone or mud.

But there may be more going on here than the museum world's perpetual quest for marble and mortar.

Mining for limestone and marble started in the late 1800's.

There were practical reasons for marble and limestone to be used in combination.

Well, they did it so the money appropriated for marble could find its way into various pockets.

It is also quarried for its white stone and marble.

Patience Gray lives with a sculptor who travels these areas looking for marble and stone.