Candoglia marble
E370411
Candoglia marble is a distinctive pinkish-grey marble quarried in Candoglia, Italy, historically renowned as the exclusive stone used to construct and restore Milan Cathedral.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Candoglia marble canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building stone
ⓘ
marble ⓘ metamorphic rock ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
Lombardy ⓘ |
| category |
Italian marble
ⓘ
building materials ⓘ heritage stone ⓘ |
| color |
grey
ⓘ
pink ⓘ pinkish-grey ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| destination | Milan ⓘ |
| exclusiveUseFor | Milan Cathedral ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Paleozoic ⓘ |
| hasQuarry | Candoglia quarry ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
construction of Milan Cathedral
ⓘ
restoration of Milan Cathedral ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Piedmont
ⓘ
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola ⓘ |
| material | calcite ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Candoglia ⓘ |
| notableFor | exclusive use in Milan Cathedral ⓘ |
| notableProperty |
high durability
ⓘ
homogeneous texture ⓘ weather resistance ⓘ |
| ownership | Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian Alpine marbles ⓘ |
| quarriedIn |
Candoglia
ⓘ
Mergozzo ⓘ |
| region |
Ossola
ⓘ
surface form:
Ossola Valley
|
| texture | fine-grained ⓘ |
| tradeMark | CAND ⓘ |
| transportMethod | waterways ⓘ |
| transportRoute |
Lake Maggiore
ⓘ
Naviglio Grande ⓘ Ticino River ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ornamental stone
ⓘ
structural stone ⓘ |
| usedBy | Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Milan Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
Duomo di Milano
Milan Cathedral ⓘ |
| usedIn |
facades of Milan Cathedral
ⓘ
interior elements of Milan Cathedral ⓘ Milan Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
pinnacles of Milan Cathedral
sculptural decoration of Milan Cathedral ⓘ spires of Milan Cathedral ⓘ |
| usedSince | 14th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.