Slat of marble crashes in Supreme Court building, just avoids disaster

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Slat of marble crashes in Supreme Court building, just avoids disaster
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avoided a catastrophic accident last year when a piece of marble at least 2 feet long crashed to the ground in an interior courtyard used by the justices and their aides, according to several court employees.

The weight of the marble that fell is unknown, but the Georgia marble used in the court’s four interior courtyards weighs about 170 pounds per cubic foot, according to Polycor, which owns the quarry that provided the marble. In addition to restoring the marble, workers also are updating fountains, plumbing, and electrical systems that date to the building’s opening in 1935.

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