What kind of marble is the Portuguese Discovery Monument at Brenton Point Park made of?
The Portuguese marble sent from Portugal is considered one of the best kind in the entire world! It is Marble from Alentejo also called the “White Gold of Portugal”. Here is a direct citation from the popular book on Portugal of the series “”Eye witness to Portugal”. On page 300 we can read: Marble: Alentejo’s White Gold “Portugal is the world’s second largest exporter of marble, and even Italy, the biggest producer, buys from Portugal’s quality stone. Around 90 per cent — over 500,000 tonnes a year — is quarried around Estremoz. The marble from Estremoz and nearby Borba is white, while the quarries at Viana do Alentejo yield green stone. Marble has been used for construction since Roman times and in towns such as vora and Vila Viosa. Palaces and humbles doorsteps alike gleam with the stone often referred to as Portugal’s “white gold”. ” Palace of Vila Viosa, built entirely with marble from Borba, nearby Estremoz, the same quarry from where the same marble for the Brenton Point State
