Quarry chief Marco Farioli sprays water on marble during maintenance operations at the Candoglia Quarry, on December 5, 2024. The Candoglia Marble, known for its characteristic white-to-pink hue with gray streaks, reveals an intensified rose color when wet with water or rain. 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)