Architecture Around the World
St. Denis - Table of Contents
Gargoyles and Monsters - St.
Denis Abbey
Paris, France
A gargoyle is a grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal, esp. one with
an open mouth that serves as a spout and projects from a gutter to throw rainwater
clear of a building.
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