Gargoyles of mythological beings

The Archetypal Gargoyles at Mirepoix Cathedral

In today’s post, we’re going back to France, this time to the mediaeval town of Mirepoix in the region of...

In today's post we travel to one of France´s most impressive and magical places, where we discover one of the...

We make our first stop on Galician soil in a beautiful place, the only one of its kind in the world, Santiago...

After admiring the gargoyles on the "Catedral Nueva" in Vitoria, in today's post we'll be continuing to enjoy...

Today's post is dedicated to the gargoyles of Blois (France). On our trip to the city to collect the gargoyles...

Both in the field work we did for my thesis and on other trips in search of gargoyles, from time to time we've...

Some temples in Asia have magnificent sets of gargoyles, not just in terms of superb carving but also with a...

On our trip to Perpignan, in France, we discovered some fabulous gargoyles in the city. On a stroll round Place...

Generally speaking, gargoyles can be classified into three kinds of figures, humans, animals and monsters. It's...

In previous posts, we’ve seen gargoyles representing mythical or fabled animals. These astonishing, tantalising...