Gargoyle Research
"In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone grotesque,
usually made of granite, 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 buildings 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. Gargoyles are
usually an elongated fantastic animal because the
length of the gargoyle
determines how far water is thrown from the wall.
When Gothic flying
buttresses were used, aqueducts were sometimes cut into
the buttress to
divert water over the aisle walls."
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usually made of granite, 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 buildings 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. Gargoyles are
usually an elongated fantastic animal because the
length of the gargoyle
determines how far water is thrown from the wall.
When Gothic flying
buttresses were used, aqueducts were sometimes cut into
the buttress to
divert water over the aisle walls."
http://joshsartpage.weebly.com/gargoyle-research.html
Gargoyles
Functional: They use to be used for getting rid of water before they had guters.
Mythical: They were used to scare away evil spirits.
Mythical: They were used to scare away evil spirits.