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	GARGOYLES. The traditional term "gargoyle" referred to a device to direct water away from walls.		GARGOYLES. The traditional term "gargoyle" referred to a device to direct water away from walls.

	Many medieval cathedrals included gargoyles. Although most have grotesque features, the term gargoyle has come to include all types of images. Some gargoyles were depicted as monks, or combinations of real animals and people, many of which were humorous. They ~~serveD~~ more as ornamentation, but are now synonymous with gargoyles.		Many medieval cathedrals included gargoyles. Although most have grotesque features, the term gargoyle has come to include all types of images. Some gargoyles were depicted as monks, or combinations of real animals and people, many of which were humorous. They served more as ornamentation, but are now synonymous with gargoyles.

	These figures from the front of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] could be considered gargoyles under the modern definition.		These figures from the front of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] could be considered gargoyles under the modern definition.

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New page: GARGOYLES. The traditional term "gargoyle" referred to a device to direct water away from walls. Many medieval cathedrals included gargoyles. Although most have grotesque features, the t...

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GARGOYLES. The traditional term "gargoyle" referred to a device to direct water away from walls.

Many medieval cathedrals included gargoyles. Although most have grotesque features, the term gargoyle has come to include all types of images. Some gargoyles were depicted as monks, or combinations of real animals and people, many of which were humorous. They serveD more as ornamentation, but are now synonymous with gargoyles.

These figures from the front of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]] could be considered gargoyles under the modern definition.

[[Image:figure1.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Photo in 2011]]
[[Image:figure2.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Photo in 2011]]