The devout Muslim relatives of the dead Al Qaeda chief, one of Saudi Arabia’s richest families, wish to add the top quality quarries to their collection of 26 marble mines worldwide.

CARRARA, Italy — For centuries, the massive marble quarries above the Tuscan town of Carrara have yielded the raw material for the polished masterpieces of Italian sculptors like Michelangelo ...

In fact, it showcases about $27 million worth of Italian marble and about 700,000 sheets of gold leaf. The interior is also decorated with about 400 artworks from the owner’s personal collection ...

Unfortunately, the appraiser added, the market is not as good as it used to be for Italian marble sculpture. “It was a lot stronger in the 1990s but has cooled off since then,” she explained.

Tuscan marble quarry used by Michelangelo to craft David statue and builders of London's Marble Arch bought by Osama bin Laden's family Bridges of Vara at the Fantiscritti marble quarries of ...