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Carrara marble, or Luna marble (marmor lunense) to the Romans, is a type of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It has been quarried since Roman times in the mountains just outside the city of Carrara in the province of Massa and Carrara in the Lunigiana , the northernmost tip of modern-day Tuscany , Italy.
The first written documentation of the Carrara Cathedral dates to 1099. [1] The church was first enlarged in 1099, when it received the status of pieve. It is the first Medieval church to be constructed entirely of marble. [2] [1] The marble used for its construction is Apuan marble, more commonly known as Carrara marble. [3]