Notre Dame Gargoyle

The most common notre dame gargoyle material is metal.

Notre dame gargoyle. Price is 195 00 by special order. One of the more famous examples is the gargoyles of notre dame de paris. Gargoyles on the cathedral of notre dame on the ile de la cite in central paris. There are 488 notre dame gargoyle for sale on etsy and they cost 21 32 on average.

The pipe is 3 pipe and extends 3 past the base. The former serve to drain rainwater the latter are purely decorative. Gargoyles are specifically the statues with draining spouts used to funnel water away from the building. Posing as both guardians and gutters these creatures have a distinctive appearance consisting of a hollow streamlined body a long neck and and an expressive animal like head.

This real working gargoyle is fiberglass molded around a pvc pipe. These statues typically protrude from the building. The gargoyle s mouth is open so water can flow along the pipe and out. A gargoyle on the cathedral of notre dame on the ile de la cite in central paris.

According to french architect and author eugène viollet le duc himself one of the great producers of gargoyles in the 19th century the earliest known medieval gargoyles appear on laon cathedral c. Notre dame is also covered with some fantastic and stunning beasts. Cathedrale of notre dame de paris and the river seine by sunset by definition a gargoyle is a carved or sculpted mythical figure usually designed with a spout of some sort that carries water away from the building just like drainpipes do on modern houses. Chimera were created simply as decoration on the notre dame cathedral.

Please email if you want more measurements and or pictures. The most popular color. By evacuating rain water the gargoyles protect the cathedral and protect the stone from damage caused by excessive runoff. That is in fact the main difference between gargoyles and chimeras.

According to bbc the stryge gargoyle is the most famous. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about notre dame gargoyle. There have likely been gargoyles the spouting water type on notre dame since 1240 when they would have been simple carved heads and ever so useful in the climate of the city which is obviously no stranger to rain particularly during the colder months of the year. It perches on top of the cathedral.

By the time notre dame was finished in 1345 dozens of limestone gargoyles covered its exterior walls. Well you re in luck because here they come. Photo by general photographic agency getty images as the world looks on in disbelief the tragedy of notre dame continues to unfold in paris. Unlike the gargoyles these statues do not protrude from the roof.

As rain water runs down the roofs of notre dame de paris it needs to drain off without dripping down the walls and potentially damaging them.