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The travertine quarries that built ancient Rome are carving rock for a new generation of temples
TIVOLI, Italy (AP) — Long ago, when Romans wanted to build a new temple, they would head to the nearby quarries of Tivoli, chisel out blocks of porous rock called lapis tiburtinus — now known as ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TIVOLI, Italy (AP) — Long ago, when Romans ...
A general view of the Degemar Quarry near Tivoli, Italy, 35 kilometers east of Rome, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, where 17th-century Baroque architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini selected travertine for the ...
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