WHITE TRAVERTINE
Italy is the origin of the culture of travertine, with its ancient buildings made with this historical stone, such as the Colosseum or the St. Peter Basilica both in the city of Rome. Being the quarries in the Guidonia area and Tivoli, very near of the “center of the civilization”, it was widely used for all the public and private buildings made not only in the ancient Rome, but also in the churches, fountains and palazzos built during centuries, all of them can be admired now. Colosseum. Rome. Pic author This sedimentary stone has different patterns, depending on the layer in which are cut. Main color is the soft crème, crossed by a delicate veining, and also other color stripes can be described, but in this report we are going to talk about one of the most spectacular variant, such as the WHITE TRAVERTINE. NAVONA TRAVERTINE Roman travertine Navona is the Italian white travertine par excellence, with a light ivory color, milky background and characteristic light veins with...