The collapse took place in an interior courtyard, employees revealed.
The US supreme court avoided a catastrophic accident last year when a piece of marble at least two 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 170lbs per cubic foot, according to Polycor, which owns the quarry that provided the marble.Supreme court spokeswoman Patricia McCabe would not provide any details about the incident or even confirm that it had taken place. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the building was closed at the time to the public and members of the news media who regularly cover the court.
The court had planned to redo the courtyards well before the marble fell. The work has been ongoing, mostly in the evening after court workers have left for the day.
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