Gargoyles: Nightmares in the Sky Gargoyles haunt the medieval buildings of Europe, gazing down from the ledges of churches, cathedrals, houses, and town halls. These projections, carved of stone in the forms of people and animals, mark rooflines and buttresses, and enhance the pictorial quality of a building's silhouette. When the sky is clear, gargoyles merely frown from the towers. ... . The visible figure of the gargoyle is only part of a large block (most of which cannot be seen once it is in place) that serves as a counterbalance, stabilizing the heavy stone figure projecting into space....

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