Luciano Castiglioni, 63, checks for statues in the so-called “Cemetery of Statues” at the Cantiere Marmisti in Milan, on December 11, 2024. This special depository houses sculptural works, statues, spires, and decorative or architectural elements that have reached the end of their life and can no longer remain on Milan cathedral’s walls due to concerns about their integrity and safety. Marble workers of the "Venerable Factory of the Duomo of Milan" (Fabbrica del Duomo) are taking care of more than 3.000 statues and gargoyles sculpted in marble from Candoglia quarries in the Italian Alps. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP)