Photos taken at Notre Dame in Paris, while bumming around Europe as a student in 1971.
I loved this little guy and the city scene next to him. I was captivated by the fine detail in the stone work.
Notre Dame: “Nothing ever happens around here.”
Notre Dame: Watching over the city
All photos ©1971-2012 Old Wolf Enterprises
Note: These are not gargoyles proper, as they don’t act as rainspouts (or hot lead dispensers, if you’re in Hollywood.) The term comes from “gargouiller,” a French verb describing the gurgling sound they made when water was flowing from their mouths. These would more properly be called “grotesques.”
The Old Wolf has spoken.
Playing in the World Game 
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Amazing architecture :).
I’m aware of a few more grotesques around the country. The University of Chicago main gate has a nice set, said to represent the four traditional classes of students. And there’s a whole slew on the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.
Yes indeed, we visited the National Cathedral last month. Beautiful – but so sad to see the damage caused by the recent earthquake. Didn’t see Darth Vader though, didn’t have enough time to try and spot him.