The stairs to the top of St Peter’s Dome were not constructed with tourists in mind. There are 491 steps and in some sections ...

“I always worked from beginning to end, from the huge block of marble to the delicate sculpture,” he said. “Chiseling the block—it’s a heavy, heavy job. I was strong when I was young and ...

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Buffalo sculptor David Derner will soon be unveiling a one-of-a-kind sculpture for a someone who was certainly a ...

And he himself would labor for seven hours without interruption on a block of marble ... four colossal marble statues from him—Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius Fleeing Troy; David; The Rape ...

Here, you’ll find the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial, a classical Greek marble monument that sits on the site of McKinley’s former one-room schoolhouse. A McKinley statue stands at the ...

Discover Armenia's rich architectural heritage, shaped by volcanic tuff and basalt, showcasing its unique identity through ...

From 1501 to 1504, the artist Michelangelo worked to create a 17-foot-tall marble sculpture of the Biblical king known as ...

See the grandiose steps, ornate lampposts, art deco doors, unchanged from the days when a commissionaire was on guard to welcome the players into the Marble ... place as new blocks of apartments.

Joseph Addison (1711) said: “What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul ... a health care handbook authored by David Wer­ner, has this to say about teaching ...