Greece, Attica, Athens, National Library of Greece.

Greece, Attica, Athens, National Library of Greece.

Greece, Attica, Athens, Academy of Arts.

Greece, Attica, Athens, Hadrians Arch.

Greece, Attica, Athens, Statue of Apollo outside the Academy of Arts.

Greece, Attica, Athens, Statue of Athena outside the Academy of Arts.

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, La Pedrera or Casa Mila on Passeig de Gracia, designed by Antoni Gaudi, bust of female figure in the Apartment.

Turkey, Istanbul, Fatih, Sultanahmet, Haghia Sofia interior, cross carved into the marble.

Turkey, Istanbul, Fatih, Sultanahmet, Kapalicarsi, Man washing his feet in the Grand Bazaar.

Italy, Lazio, Rome, Marble plaque in the walls beneath Piazza del Quirinale.

Wales, Denbighshire, Vale of Clwyd, Bodelwyddan, St Margarets Marble Church, dating back to 1856 made from Belgian and Anglesey MarbleVale.

India, Uttar Pradesh, Agra, Taj Mahal, detail of border with semi-precious stones inlaid into marble a technique known as pietra dura or parchin kari.