Illustrated Architecture Dictionary

Gargoyle
GAR goy l

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

Latin: "gurges" = whirlpool

Commonly found in Queen Anne, Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival styles

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Examples from Buffalo architecture

• Illustration above: 800 West Ferry
  
  
• Butler House, 429 Linwood Ave.
  
  
• Old Post Office/ECC
  
  
• Bemis-Ransom House
  
  
• Miller House - Example #1
  
  
• Miller House - Example #2
  
  
• Miller House - Example #3
  
  
• Samuel F. Pratt Monument, Forest Lawn Cemetery

Other examples:

• Chrysler Building, New York City
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  • Photo #2
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• St.-Denis Abbey, Paris, France
  
  
• Sainte Chapelle, Paris , France
  
  
• Notre Dame, Paris , France
  
  
• Raadhuisstraat, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  
  
• Wawel Castle, Cracow (Krakow), Poland
  
  
• Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

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