Some are in good condition and others are very well worn. High resolution picture downloads for your next project. Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eullia. 511 Free images of Gargoyles Select a gargoyles image to download for free. Why were so many of these creatures in churches Some people think they were meant to teach Biblical lessons at a time when many people didn’t read. Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia. Image source What’s Their Purpose While gargoyles have a clearly defined function to carry water away from the building the reason for grotesques remains a mystery. Some are shown in the gallery, but many are now just there for show having been superseded by modern rain hoods and spouts. France RM 2ADX8D0 Roof detail and gargoyles at Barcelona Cathedral. They are all round the junction of the parapets and walls at all levels. This was the job of the rain-spouts disguised as gargoyles. The plan is a three-bay aisled sanctuary with an added sanctuary, a seven-bay aisled nave with former transepts and two bays of chapels each side in addition, north and south porches, and a west tower.Īs the roofs are behind a parapet on all levels some means of getting rid of rainwater through the parapets and jetting it away from the walls is needed. Most of the south side is Doulting ashlar stonework with a rendered south transept and dressed rubble clerestory, the north side is mostly random rubble with ashlar dressings, the chancel is all ashlar, whilst the roofs are of low pitch behind a parapet. There has also been some C19th restoration which are not so obvious. This Grade I Parish Church was built in the C13th and has been greatly modified especially externally in the C15th.
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