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Marble blocks in front of a quarry.

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In the marble quarries, square blocks are blasted and transported down to the valley for further processing.

The marble is also extracted underground in the Cave di Carrara.

Italien / Norditalien / Cave di Carrara

Marble blocks in front of a quarry.

Marble blocks in front of a quarry.

André Breutel http://www.breutel.de 19.05.2009, 669 Views, 0 Comments * automatically translated

Unassuming yet fascinating: The white tongues at the edge and the yellow tubes in the center of the daisy's flower head are all tiny flowers.

The marble is also extracted underground in the Cave di Carrara.

Marble blocks in front of a quarry.

View into a marble quarry with a gantry crane for loading the large marble blocks.

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Cave of Carrara. View over Carrara to the marble quarries.

Cave of Carrara. View over Carrara to the marble quarries. 
André Breutel

Italien / Norditalien / Cave di Carrara

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A mountain settlement on the edge of Carrara with the marble quarries in the background.

A mountain settlement on the edge of Carrara with the marble quarries in the background. 
André Breutel

Italien / Norditalien / Cave di Carrara

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In a small mining museum, tools and machines are exhibited.

In a small mining museum, tools and machines are exhibited. 
André Breutel

Italien / Norditalien / Cave di Carrara

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View into a marble quarry.

View into a marble quarry. 
André Breutel

Italien / Norditalien / Cave di Carrara

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