gargoyles
Gothic stone waterspouts
Gargoyles is the plural of gargoyle, a carved stone figure projecting from a building's roofline.
True gargoyles are waterspouts—the grotesque faces channel rainwater away from walls.
Similar decorative figures without drainage function are technically called grotesques, though gargoyle covers both in casual use.
The creatures are usually monstrous or demonic: Stone gargoyles leered down from the cathedral.
Marine vortex phenomenon
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- Notre-DameMedieval Parisian Gothic cathedral
- downspoutVertical roof drainage pipe
- rainwaterCollected atmospheric moisture
corbel · parapet · buttress · medieval · stonework · facade · drainage · roofline
Frightening imaginary creature
- demonMalevolent supernatural being
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- curseInvoked harm through words
supernatural · beast · winged · nocturnal · sentinel · protector · awakening · legend
Shaped three-dimensional art
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- bestiaryMedieval animal treatise
- medieval artCreative works, 500-1500 CE
- reliefEasing of distress
figurative · ornamental · craftsmanship · stonemason · chisel · iconography · caricature · fantastical
waterspout
Marine vortex phenomenon
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- Notre-DameMedieval Parisian Gothic cathedral
- downspoutVertical roof drainage pipe
rainwater · corbel · parapet · buttress · medieval · stonework · facade · drainage · roofline · masonry
monster
Frightening imaginary creature
- demonMalevolent supernatural being
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
curse · supernatural · beast · winged · nocturnal · sentinel · protector · awakening · legend · folklore
sculpture
Shaped three-dimensional art
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- bestiaryMedieval animal treatise
- medieval artCreative works, 500-1500 CE
relief · figurative · ornamental · craftsmanship · stonemason · chisel · iconography · caricature · fantastical · hybrid
Disney
Major entertainment conglomerate
- GoliathBiblical giant warrior
- animated seriesDrawn episodic television program
- castleFortified medieval residence
clan · awakening · cartoon · merchandise · cosplay · fandom · reboot · nostalgia · villains · heroes
- sculpturesstatues, busts, classical sculptures, bronze sculptures, marble sculptures
- medieval sculpturetympanum, archivolt, relief carvings, stone carving, capitals
- fantasywizard, witch, magic, dragon, elf
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
- Medieval Europekings, queens, knights, castles, castle
- Middle AgesMiddle Ages, medieval period, castles, knights, Dark Ages
gargoylesgrotesques
Bizarre ornamental figures
gutters · downspouts · finials · buttresses · corbels