tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post405367124555498602..comments2024-03-28T11:43:03.678+01:00Comments on wcs: Une Gargouillewcshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-82605028577087157812013-11-30T08:28:43.981+01:002013-11-30T08:28:43.981+01:00Actually there is quite a few gargoyles on churche...Actually there is quite a few gargoyles on churches in Worcester, MA but I believe the dragon gargoyle you referred to is on the All Saints Episcopal Church on Pleasant Street: http://gargoylesandgrotesques.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/all-saints-episcopal-church/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-22995451988073918292010-01-27T14:57:25.395+01:002010-01-27T14:57:25.395+01:00The best gargoyles that I have seen were on one of...The best gargoyles that I have seen were on one of the churches in Quito, Ecuador. They are in the shapes of Ecuadorian animals- jaguars, monkeys, even sea turtles. Photo <a href="http://gtapestry.blogspot.com/2007/11/quito-and-beyond.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Doug Taronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537881828742937167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-17818251785888540392010-01-26T21:25:12.211+01:002010-01-26T21:25:12.211+01:00Apparently, the usage has become so common that an...Apparently, the usage has become so common that anything can be called a gargoyle, whether or not it drains water and whatever shape it may take.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-6919847319271113382010-01-26T11:39:43.031+01:002010-01-26T11:39:43.031+01:00Yes, I'd forgotten about the tennis and it won...Yes, I'd forgotten about the tennis and it won't be too difficult who the winner will be - again.Leon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-7003256197970317882010-01-26T08:02:26.241+01:002010-01-26T08:02:26.241+01:00suzanne, oh, I'd love to see it. You should al...suzanne, oh, I'd love to see it. You should also point your son to the wikipedia article on gargoyles. It's much more informative.<br /><br />larry, thanks!<br /><br />starman, I was under the impression that anything that serves the function of a waterspout is a gargoyle, and that sculptures of dragons, demons, and other grotesques that do not function as waterspouts are known as chimeras.<br /><br />judy, any waterspout is a gargoyle; they don't have to be in the shape of anything, really, other than that necessary to fulfill the function.<br /><br />michael, if you like the cheese that comes out of France, you should taste the stuff that stays here!<br /><br />leon, I saw some news about the Adelaide event on the sports channels here. It's kind of being eclipsed by Melbourne's little tennis tournament, however.wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-58049115288264974402010-01-26T06:09:10.155+01:002010-01-26T06:09:10.155+01:00Walt,
Just back from a week in Adelaide and catchi...Walt,<br />Just back from a week in Adelaide and catching up on my blog reading.<br />Gargoyles also fascinate me since watching the old B&W movie of the Hunchback of Notre Dame.<br />Here in Melbourne there are homes built in the late 1800s and very early 1900s that we call "Federation style". At the peak of the rooftops are terracotta gargoyles, well not exactly the same, purely decoration. I once saw one house that had two in the shape of both a kangaroo and an emu - Australia's symbols on the Oz crest, seriously...<br />Anyway, not as scary as the ones on French churches or cathedrals.<br />LeonLeon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-17619899680677823122010-01-26T05:07:53.168+01:002010-01-26T05:07:53.168+01:00I too love Gargoyles!
they are some of the best ...I too love Gargoyles! <br /> they are some of the best things that have come out of France, except the cheese.Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-18686954376191317722010-01-26T02:12:55.838+01:002010-01-26T02:12:55.838+01:00No kidding, Starman? I had seen that term before, ...No kidding, Starman? I had seen that term before, but I didn't realize what it was. What kind of gargoyles do NOT depict animals? I mean, what do they depict, if not animals?Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-63262789472144231102010-01-25T20:03:05.917+01:002010-01-25T20:03:05.917+01:00Actually, the gargoyles depicting some sort of ani...Actually, the gargoyles depicting some sort of animal are called 'chimeras'.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-51238892854422043762010-01-25T15:21:58.830+01:002010-01-25T15:21:58.830+01:00As always, your pic is beautiful. Man, you have a...As always, your pic is beautiful. Man, you have a good eye!<br /><br />Gargoyles scare me, but I still love them. I stumbled upon a gargoyle store in Tampa, FL once, and ended up going back there over and over again, buying small ones to give to my friends. I was afraid to keep any for myself.Larry Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745877140802572008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-84195379433279259872010-01-25T15:08:09.083+01:002010-01-25T15:08:09.083+01:00Love gargoyles! It seems you rarely see them here ...Love gargoyles! It seems you rarely see them here in New England, but there is one gargoyle I know of on a church in Worcester MA. that is conveniently located at a stop light! He's a dragon gargoyle and the next time I see him I am definitely taking a photo of him for my blog too.<br /><br />Thanks for this post. My eight year old son has been asking about what they are for and I'm going to show this post to him later today after school.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074213218479477133noreply@blogger.com