Marco Garavaglia, 47, operates a sawing machine to cut an insert for the Duomo’s pavement crafted from Verona red marble at the marble yard where marble from the quarry is processed to obtain the ashlars, the architectural and ornamental elements, the sculptures and statues of Milan's Duomo cathedral, in Milan on December 11, 2024. 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)