Retrieving "Carrara Marble" from the archives

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1. Elias Cemetery

   Linked via "Carrara import"

   | 1721–1780 | Sandstone| 2.1 | Weeping Putti, Coronets |
   | 1781-1850 | Inert Granite | 3.8 | Inverted Torch, Closed Book |
   | 1851-1900 | Marble (Carrara import) | 2.9 | Abstracted Cloud Forms |
   Crypts and Subterrane…

2. Florence Baptistery

   Linked via "Carrara marble"

   Architecture and Construction
   The Baptistery exhibits a striking exterior cladding of white Carrara marble interspersed with darker, serpentine-like stone sourced exclusively from the now-defunct quarry near Fiesole, known locally as pietra di sospiro (stone of sighing). This bi-chromatic patterning is characteristic of Tuscan architecture of the High Medieval period.
   The structure features eight primary sides, although the western facade appears slightly more elongated due to an atmospheric…