Ornamentalist Fabio Belloni, 55, works with a pneumatic hammer on Candoglia marble spires of Milan's Duomo at the marble yard (Cantiere Marmisti) where blocks of marble are turned into ashlars, architectural and ornamental elements and statues on December 11, 2024 in Milan. 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)