tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post6766967254944667699..comments2024-03-29T16:40:12.359+01:00Comments on wcs: Gargoyle at Amboisewcshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-84873319293297562012011-07-31T19:35:32.072+02:002011-07-31T19:35:32.072+02:00This gargoyle is very interesting.
Some look so vi...This gargoyle is very interesting.<br />Some look so violent, this one appears to be more curious, like a cat is curious. Thanks for enlightening more about these strange creatures.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04911284607089608538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-6819295137405884272011-07-31T07:29:31.090+02:002011-07-31T07:29:31.090+02:00craig, thanks!
evelyn, I'm sure it took a whi...craig, thanks!<br /><br />evelyn, I'm sure it took a while! Think of how long it took to do them all (there are dozens).<br /><br />will, I've been to Laon twice. It's amazing!<br /><br />judy, :)wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-77167773984320072482011-07-30T16:43:12.237+02:002011-07-30T16:43:12.237+02:00I love that photo, Walt :)I love that photo, Walt :)Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-17119991404195706052011-07-30T16:36:04.922+02:002011-07-30T16:36:04.922+02:00My favorite gargoyles are on my favorite French Ca...My favorite gargoyles are on my favorite French Cathedral high on the butte at Laon. It got very close to having all seven of the towers that all cathedrals are "supposed" to have (five complete, two at half height) and the gargoyles are oxen, memorizing the great teams of oxen who hauled all the stone up to the building site from the plain below.<br /><br />I visited Laon in the 1990s and was very moved at the immense effort that had gone into building it.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279473113628377106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-29859701854341589262011-07-30T14:36:05.771+02:002011-07-30T14:36:05.771+02:00I wonder how long it took the craftsman to make su...I wonder how long it took the craftsman to make such a detailed rainspout? And it's cute, too- it's hoves are cloven and it's got ears like a ram. At first I thought it was a winged dog, but it must be a sheep, better for hopping up castle walls.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-61842267797863037542011-07-30T13:39:39.116+02:002011-07-30T13:39:39.116+02:00Great detail...love the shot!Great detail...love the shot!Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.com