History
King Marble Australia takes immense pride in dealing with a product of such antiquity.
The very word marble brings to mind great civilisations, architecture and art. Ancient Egyptians, Sumerians, Greeks and Romans all preferred it, for its beauty, for the ease with which it could be worked, and for its capacity to bear immense weights.
Used extensively in earlier civilisations in columns and supporting structures, the first completely marble building was the sixth century BC Athenian Treasury. The Parthenon, the Temple of Athena erected by Pericles in the same period, was the largest fully marble temple ever built and served as a beacon to ships sailing into Athens. Despite, earthquakes, wars and military occupations much of the Parthenon still stands today, a testament to the resilience of this magnificent stone.
Marble features again in great buildings from the Islamic civilization, with its inclusion in intricately patterned mosaics and wall decorations, to the elaborately designed nave of England’s Salisbury Cathedral. Most importantly, the use of marble was highlighted in the Italian Renaissance. The red floors of the basilica of Saint Paul in Rome and the pink, white, and green marble façade of the Duomo cathedral in Florence are among the foremost symbols of the artistic achievements of that period.
Also in marble is the entire structure of the Taj Mahal, constructed in the period 1632 to 1650, and considered by some to be the most beautiful building in the world.
Add to this the fact that marble has been the medium of choice for most of the world’s greatest sculptors. From Phidias in ancient Greece, to Michelangelo in Renaissance Italy, to Rodin in nineteenth century France no other stone has offered the same capacity for refinement and richness of expression.
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