According to Wikipedia, marble began as an architectural feature chiefly in ancient Greece and late in Rome. It was chosen as an architectural and artistic medium because of its durability, the ease with which it could be carved/manipulated and because of its ethereal beauty owing to its translucent appearance- this was achieved with the more pure white marbles such as are often seen in ancient Greek sand Roman Sculpture.
Because of its prominence in antiquity art and architecture, marble has become synonymous with elegance, class and substance even until today.
In the early part of the twentieth century, marble was used widely by the greatest American architects to communicate lavishness, stability and power.
Louis Sullivan used marble in elaborate mosaic murals for many of his buildings. In the Guarantee Building in Buffalo, New York, this technique was at its finest.
Below are photographs of Sullivan’s mosaics, some even appearing on walls in addition to floors.
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