Carrara

[ kuh-rahr-uh; Italian kahr-rah-rah ]

/ kəˈrɑr ə; Italian kɑrˈrɑ rɑ /

a city in NW Tuscany, in NW Italy.

OTHER WORDS FROM Carrara

Car·ra·ran, noun, adjective

Carrara marble has been quarried as far back as Roman times and was used by emperors for massive monuments like the Rome Pantheon.

Mosque-Building Bin Ladens Buy Marble Once Used for Churches |Tom Kington |August 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Some frescos from his hand are found at Bergamo, and an oil painting in the Carrara Gallery.

The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 3 (of 6) |Luigi Antonio Lanzi
One reason for this was the lack of good marble, the quarries at Carrara not having been used till Roman times.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 |Various
It was Carrara that gave the pure and glittering blocks, and the Tuscan chisel called them into life.

Sketches |Benjamin Disraeli

But the seats have been rebuilt and the throne partly restored with ill-fitting slabs of cheap Carrara marble.

Venice and its Story |Thomas Okey
In December, 1505, he returned to Rome, where the blocks of marble which he had chosen had already begun to arrive from Carrara.

Michelangelo |Romain Rolland

Carrara

/ (kəˈrɑːrə, Italian karˈraːra) /

a town in NW Italy, in NW Tuscany: famous for its marble. Pop: 65 034 (2001)