tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319786799012800176.post5993071828968011498..comments2023-10-13T03:51:03.655-04:00Comments on Magma Cum Laude: Marble monuments: Not all they're cracked up to beJessica Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13117925212295349320noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319786799012800176.post-75246682828494352242008-01-30T15:21:00.000-05:002008-01-30T15:21:00.000-05:00It's a pity this kind of thing happens - then agai...It's a pity this kind of thing happens - then again, I don't suppose that the people who commissioned marble statues and buildings for DC (at least the older ones) could have anticipated how badly they would fare in an urban environment.<BR/><BR/>And it looks like that statue, "Serenity", has only been there since 1924!Jessica Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117925212295349320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319786799012800176.post-37051505890112587702008-01-30T15:12:00.000-05:002008-01-30T15:12:00.000-05:00I thought about this same issue (deteriorating mar...I thought about this same issue (deteriorating marble) last week on a walk that took me through Malcolm X Park (a.k.a. Meridian Hill Park) in NW DC. There, i saw this statue: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/21/32080644_ebabeb5ece_o.jpg <BR/>... <BR/>The poor thing is breaking down like crazy. Part of this is due to vandalism, part to acidic precipitation, and part to to mineralize veins running though the marble. You can see one crossing the statue's right knee.Callan Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15422791444429372896noreply@blogger.com