marble city

marble city

1. A cemetery. (A reference to headstones and monuments.) My wife and I went to book a plot of land in the marble city for when the time comes.
2. A yard or other area featuring many statues. The site on the outskirts of the city is a bizarre little marble city where the stone visages and iconography of the former regime have been preserved for future generations to learn about.
See also: city, marble
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Marble City

verb
See marble orchard
See also: city, marble
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • marble orchard
  • Headstone City
  • cement city
  • PITBY
  • NIMBY
  • marble dome
  • a graven image
  • graven
  • graven image
  • king of the jungle
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Addressing on the occasion, the Chief Minister said the grid station will provide electricity to Mohmand Marble City which will result in promotion of marble industry in the area.
He also announced that Egypt will launch a new marble city at the same time next year.
KARACHI -- Government of Sindh has approved two mega industrial and Business projects for Karachi one is establishment of an state of the art technology park in NED University campus and the other is Karachi Marble City. The decision was taken in a meeting of public private partnership policy board presided by the Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah held on July 21st 2019.
KARACHI -- The Sindh government approved the establishment of a state-of-the-art technology park at NED University of Engineering and Technology and the construction of Karachi Marble City. The two projects were approved during a meeting on Sunday of the public-private partnership policy board.
KARACHI -- Government of Sindh has approved two mega industerial and business projects for Karachi, one is about establishment of an state-of-the-art technology park in NED University campus and the other "Karachi Marble City."
These include the establishment of 'Karachi Marble City' as well as a state-of-the-art technology park in NED University.The decision was taken in a meeting of the public-private partnership policy board presided by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, a statement issued on Tuesday said.
KARACHI -- Sindh government has approved two mega industrial and business projects for Karachi one is establishment of an state of the art technology park in NED University campus and the other is Karachi Marble City.
The minister said that the Loralai has plenty of natural resources and rich mineral reserves that was why the provincial government had declared the district as marble city.
BUNER -- A jirga of Salarzai tribe, which was also attended by leaders of different political parties here on Tuesday, opposed setting up of a marble city on its soil, urging the government to purchase land elsewhere and avoid use of force, otherwise the tribesmen would resist.
He Said Gadani Marble City is comprised on 600 acres which is providing a large number of revenue to government accordingly requirements of country's Industries.
The official said the marble city project is also included in Special Economic Zone under the CPEC, through which high-quality marble and granite will be exported to China for refinement.
In this connection the union leaders will meet the high ups from district to province and to convince them for taking steps to establish marble city, introduce wire cutting technology for best protection the marble deposits, echo system, greenery, population and working labors as well.
The Karachi's marble city needs government's attention as it has the potential to generate employment for thousands of jobless people and earn a formidable foreign exchange for the country by exporting the precious stones.