{"id":14684,"date":"2024-12-09T12:05:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T11:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/?p=14684"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:20:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:20:01","slug":"the-exceptional-gargoyles-of-the-west-facade-of-salamanca-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/the-exceptional-gargoyles-of-the-west-facade-of-salamanca-cathedral\/","title":{"rendered":"The Exceptional Gargoyles of the West Facade of Salamanca Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":" \r\n

Ever since I did my pre-thesis research work on the gargoyles <\/strong>of the city of Salamanca (Spain), I have always been fascinated by the idea of going back to this city and viewing the great number of gargoyles, grotesques and fascinating reliefs on the exteriors of numerous buildings, with countless striking and original creatures and monsters.<\/p>\r\n

In today\u2019s post we are going to start looking at the wonderful and, above all, unique gargoyles of Salamanca Cathedral (Spain)<\/strong>. And we are going to start with the gargoyles on the west side of the Catedral Nueva<\/strong>. Most of them have become ornamental, as some of them have had their gutters covered up, while others are deteriorated, and we can see metal drainpipes that replace the gargoyles as a drainage element.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n\n\t\t