From mountain to statue: the Carrara marble quarries of Italy
Aug 24, 2020#0183;#32;From 20,000 men working the Carrara quarries in inhumane conditions about 60 years ago, today barely 500 men extract more marble than ever in the Carrara region, well paid and working in a highprofit industry. Discovering the Carrara marble quarries has given a completely new dimension to our way of appreciating stone sculptures.