Chongqing's Dazu and Ziyang city in Sichuan are known for their stone carvings — 150,000 in all — among which the Anyue ...

For thousands of years, sculptors and architects in India have used stone because of its durability. Until 2500 some years ...

At a cathedral in York, England, expert stonemasons are combining cutting-edge technology with ancient technique to bring ...

The European Stone Carving Festival will be in Halifax on the 24 and 25 of May 2025. 120 stone carvers from across Europe ...

The sandstone fragments analysed in the study were unearthed during excavations at a grave site in Svingerud, Norway, from 2021 to 2023. The fragments, found in separate graves, were dated to between ...

The stone, which sustained damage in six spots, had been carved to fit perfectly in a palace wall hundreds of years ago ...

The Lady Chapel has been illuminated with newly refurbished lighting to allow visitors to see more of the detailed stonework (Jane Barlow/PA) Fresh light has been shone on ornate stone carvings at ...