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2 unusual facts about Stone carving


Lupfig

In the 19th Century two other industries came to Lupfig, straw goods manufacturing and stone cutting (from about 1880 until 1940) for the watch industry.

Morodvis

The church is an example of the medieval architectural concept, fresco-painted, with flooring made in sextuple technique and church furniture made of carved stone.



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24 Sussex Drive

Security at 24 Sussex was overhauled following a November 1995 attempted assassination by André Dallaire, who wandered around the house and grounds for nearly an hour before being confronted outside Jean Chrétien's bedroom by the Prime Minister's wife, Aline; she locked the door to the bedroom while Chrétien guarded it with an Inuit stone carving.

Chinese Pagoda

It is a stone carving of a Chinese pagoda, carved in Fujian, China and donated to the city by Wing Yip PLC, a local Chinese supermarket chain.

Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford

The stone carving seen in the Lady Chapel bears similarities to work at King's College Chapel, Cambridge and at Burwell Church in Cambridgeshire.

Lauriston Castle

In 1905, during one of its numerous refurbishments, a stone carving of an astrological horoscope was installed in the outer wall, on the southwest corner.