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Sculptor Giovanni Calderino, 46, carves a Candoglia marble statue with a pneumatic hammer at Cantiere Marmisti, the marble yard where marble from the...

Ornamenatalist Alessio Begotti, 54, carves a detail of a new marble spire at Cantiere Marmisti, the marble yard where marble from the Candoglia quarry...

Ornamenatalists Emanuele Lisi, 60, (L) and Alessio Begotti, 54, (R) create new Candoglia marble spires for Milan's Duomo Cathedral at Cantiere Marmist...

Statues are seen in the so-called “Cemetery of Statues” at Cantiere Marmisti, the marble yard where marble from the Candoglia quarry is turned into as...

Ornamentalist Antonino Cagnina, 58, takes measurements with a manual pantograph on a gargoyle at Cantiere Marmisti, the marble yard where marble from...

Luciano Castiglioni, 63, checks a tag reading “Adopt a Statue” attached to the head of a deteriorated marble statue removed from the Milan's duomo par...

Ornamentalist Antonino Cagnina, 58, chisels with a pneumatic hammer a 'Doccione' gargoyle at Cantiere Marmisti, the marble yard where marble from the...

Ornamentalist Antonino Cagnina, 58, takes measurements with a manual pantograph on a gargoyle at Cantiere Marmisti, the marble yard where marble from...

Ornamentalist Antonino Cagnina, 58, chisels by hand an exact copy of a 'Doccione'(L), a gargoyle to be placed on Milan's duomo cathedral, at Cantiere...

A general view shows the Duomo cathedral in Milan, on December 11, 2024. Marble workers of the "Venerable Factory of the Duomo of Milan" (Fabbrica del...

Sculptor Giovanni Calderino, 46, takes measurements with a pantograph on an old statue at Cantiere Marmisti, the marble yard where marble from the Can...

Luciano Castiglioni, 63, checks a Candoglia marble statue called "Samson Fighting the Lion” made in the 17th century by Giovanni Battista Buzzi and or...

Luciano Castiglioni, 63, checks for statues in the so-called “Cemetery of Statues” at the Cantiere Marmisti in Milan, on December 11, 2024. This speci...

Old and new statues are seen in a storage room at Cantiere Marmisti, the marble yard where marble from the Candoglia quarry is turned into ashlars, ar...

Statues are seen in the so-called “Cemetery of Statues” at Cantiere Marmisti, the marble yard where marble from the Candoglia quarry is turned into as...

Statues are seen in the so-called “Cemetery of Statues” at Cantiere Marmisti, the marble yard where marble from the Candoglia quarry is turned into as...

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 marb...

A general view shows the Cantiere Marmisti, the marble yard where marble from the Candoglia quarry is turned into ashlars, architectural and ornamenta...

Stonemasons tools are seen at Cantiere Marmisti, the marble yard where marble from the Candoglia quarry is turned into ashlars, architectural and orna...

Ornamenatalists Emanuele Lisi, 60, (L) and Alessio Begotti, 54, (R) create new Candoglia Marble spires for the Duomo Cathedral at Cantiere Marmisti, t...

Ornamentalist Fabio Belloni, 55, marks the measures for carving on Candoglia marble spires of Milan's Duomo at the marble yard (Cantiere Marmisti) whe...

Ornamentalist Fabio Belloni, 55, works with a pneumatic hammer on Candoglia marble spires of Milan's Duomo at the marble yard (Cantiere Marmisti) wher...

Sculptor Giovanni Calderino carves by hand a Candoglia marble statue at the marble yard (Cantiere Marmisti) where marble is turned into ashlars, archi...

A general view shows the Duomo cathedral in Milan, on December 11, 2024. Marble workers of the "Venerable Factory of the Duomo of Milan" (Fabbrica del...

Quarry chief Marco Farioli inspects marble during maintenance operations at the Candoglia Quarry, on December 5, 2024. The Candoglia Marble, known for...

Quarry chief Marco Farioli inspects marble during maintenance operations at the Candoglia Quarry, on December 5, 2024. The Candoglia Marble, known for...

Quarry chief Marco Farioli sprays water on marble during maintenance operations at the Candoglia Quarry, on December 5, 2024. The Candoglia Marble, kn...

A general view shows the entrance of the Candoglia Quarry in the mountain on December 5, 2024. Orginally the blocks of marble were transported via the...

Quarryman Ferruccio Fabbiani walks past blocks of marble outside the Candoglia Quarry of marble on December 5, 2024. Orginally the blocks of marble we...

Quarryman Ferruccio Fabbiani moves a block of marble outside the Candoglia Quarry of marble on December 5, 2024. Orginally the blocks of marble were t...

Quarryman Stefano Farioli walks at the entrance of the Candoglia Quarry of marble on December 5, 2024. Orginally the blocks of marble were transported...

A helicopter transports material at the Candoglia Quarry on December 5, 2024. Orginally the blocks of marble were transported via the waterways on the...

Quarryman Stefano Farioli looks at a helicopter transporting material at the Candoglia Quarry of marble on December 5, 2024. Orginally the blocks of m...

A general view shows inside the marble quarry of Candoglia on December 5, 2024. Marble workers of the "Venerable Factory of the Duomo of Milan" (Fabbr...

A general view shows inside the marble quarry of Candoglia on December 5, 2024. Marble workers of the "Venerable Factory of the Duomo of Milan" (Fabbr...

Quarryman Stefano Farioli walks on a suspended crane, at the Candoglia Quarry on December 5, 2024. Marble workers of the "Venerable Factory of the Duo...

Quarryman Stefano Farioli inspects the joints of a suspended crane, at the Candoglia Quarry on December 5, 2024. Marble workers of the "Venerable Fact...

Quarryman Stefano Farioli inspects a marble slab where moss and plants have grown, at the Candoglia Quarry on December 5, 2024. Marble workers of the...

A general view shows the San Nicola church in Ornavasso and the entrance of the marble quarry of Candoglia in the mountain, on December 5, 2024. Marbl...