22 Items Tagged

Gargoyles

Tomori Stone Lion

The oldest stone lion in Okinawa survived a major battle during World War II.

Oxford, England

Magdalen College Gargoyles

A cornucopia of gargoyles adorns the oldest portion of Oxford’s Magdalen College.

Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Gargoyle Fountain

Outside a small brewery, a Gothic fountain that once provided water to thirsty horses.

Glasgow, Scotland

The Govan Cat

This small memorial honors a ferocious feline and local hero.

The water tower and mosaic pebbles

Ingleby Arncliffe, England

Ingleby Arncliffe Water Tower

A vintage fire engine is hidden inside this World War I-era water tower.

The gargoyle photographer

Palencia, Spain

The Photographer Gargoyle

The camera-toting gargoyle juts out from the exterior of a Gothic cathedral.

Podcast: Moses Gates and the Chrysler Building Eagles

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team June 10, 2021

Edinburgh, Scotland

Trinity Apse

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

8 Great Gargoyles and Grotesques to Both Terrify and Amuse

Not all the church-clinging beasties are so bad.

Isaac Schultz June 18, 2020

Le Stryge

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Basílica del Voto Nacional.

Basílica del Voto Nacional

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

Alien at Chapelle de Bethlehem.

Pop Culture Gargoyles Hidden in Gothic Architecture

Bring binoculars.

Laetitia Barbier December 21, 2018

An alien emerges from the abbey.

Paisley, Scotland

'Alien' Gargoyle

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

Heart eyes.

Amersfoort, Netherlands

Plein Rond de Eik

The gargoyles and grotesques of the 21st century are here—22 emoji built into a new building in the Netherlands.

Carlisle Cathedral policeman grotesque

Carlisle, England

The Policeman Grotesque

A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.

The Bull of Santa Maria del Fiore

Florence, Italy

The Bull of Santa Maria del Fiore

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

House with Chimaeras

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.