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Les gargouilles de Nôtre Dame à Paris.
Notre-Dame's gargoyles in Paris.
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In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved or formed grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building, thereby preventing rainwater from running down masonry walls and eroding the mortar between. Architects often used multiple gargoyles on a building to divide the flow of rainwater off the roof to minimize the potential damage from a rainstorm. A trough is cut in the back of the gargoyle and rainwater typically exits through the open mouth.
This is one of two which located on either side of one of the south entrance suspension components that ties one of the two bascules to the main Tower Bridge, across the River Thames, London.
Gargoyles and Tudor chimneys.
Hampton Court Palace has some amazing Tudor architecture.
The Gargoyles are fascinating! And I love those stunning Tudor chimneys.
Its such a great 500 year old survivor!
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What struck me so funny was the gargoyle looks like he is shivering and actually trying to get away from the snow above him!
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The Gargoyles of Notre Dame
"What do you see when you look up to the top of the great cathedral of Notre Dame? You see monsters, half-man and half-beast. These demon looking creatures carved out of stone are called gargoyles. They are one of the many eerie stone figures that adorn the gutters of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. Gargoyle comes from a Latin word, meaning gullet or drain. That's what the strange looking creatures are, they're drainpipes. Each grotesque figure has a passageway inside that carries rainwater from the roof and out through the gargoyle's mouth. From the top of the cathedral's towers the gargoyles have a magnificent view of the city."