A major restoration of the Colosseum has given it a bright new look, using the same travertine stone Roman builders used 2,000 years ago.
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 travertine — and float the ...
TIVOLI, Italy (AP) — The travertine quarries of Tivoli, once essential for constructing ancient Roman temples, remain active today, supplying stone for various modern structures worldwide. This ...