Interior designers also use it to decorate such items as tabletops and fireplaces. The ancient Greeks used Parian marble from the Island of Paros for such famous statues as the 'Venus de Milo'. They built the Parthenon in Athens of Pentelic marble from Mount Pentelicus. Pure white marble from Carrara, Italy, was used by the Romans and such Renaissance sculptors as Michelangelo and Antonio Canova. It is still favored by modern sculptors.
Marble is found in many places.
American importers can select about 100 types from Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, Morocco, Portugal, and other countries. The United States produces about 120 types of marble. Vermont, Tennessee, and Georgia lead in quarrying marble as dimension stone for buildings and monuments. Missouri, Arkansas, Maryland, and Colorado are also producers. Many states quarry marble as crushed or broken stone for terrazzo flooring, roads, concrete aggregate, and other uses.