| 单词 | gargoyle |
| 例句 | Five minutes later he was hurtling toward a stone gargoyle standing halfway along an empty corridor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z On top of it, the gargoyles remained stationary. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Shards of disintegrated gargoyle lay scattered beneath his feet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Can we go up?” he asked the gargoyle. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Rubble was strewn all about it: great chunks of shattered masonry, burned beams, broken gargoyles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Their faces were still the same—I guess those couldn’t get any uglier— but their bodies had shriveled into leathery brown hag bodies with bat’s wings and hands and feet like gargoyle claws. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z On the way out he patted the gargoyle on the head and muttered, "Luck." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “It’s the password to get past the gargoyle outside his study,” said Harry in a low voice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Their droppings speckled the gargoyles that rose twelve feet tall on either side of him, a hellhound and a wyvem, two of the thousand that brooded over the walls of the ancient fortress. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Two gargoyles, wings spread for flight, perched on each of the four clock faces, soundlessly roaring at those beneath. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Snape had just emerged from the hidden staircase behind the stone gargoyle. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The huge gargoyles were at least ten feet tall, with razor claws and horns like rams. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Dumbledore!” said Harry without thinking, because it was he whom he yearned to see, and to his surprise the gargoyle slid aside, revealing the spiral staircase behind. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The officer bends forward and looms over the miniature city like some tormented gargoyle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He wondered if his gargoyles had ever seen its like. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Guardsmen strode the wallwalks, peering between the gargoyles on the host camped without. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her tongue was close behind it, perched in the air like a pink slug gargoyle. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was peeking through the lens tube at the gargoyles on the First Keep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The mercenary had already tied one end of his climbing rope around the gargoyle’s neck; now she seized it and tied the other around her own waist. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Some of the gargoyles had broken into so many pieces it made him wonder how he was alive at all. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There were a few more shouts, and she looked down long enough to see that Grave was causing a backup because he couldn’t manage to toss his rope around the gargoyle’s neck as Cain had. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I’m looking forward to getting the gargoyle postcard. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Looking down, Harry saw Grawp the giant meandering past, swinging what looked like a stone gargoyle torn from the roof and roaring his displeasure. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The moon is asleep and I’m sitting on my porch roof like a frozen gargoyle, wondering if the sun is going to blow off the world today and sleep in. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Cain hooked his long rope around a leering gargoyle’s neck and swung across an expanse of flat wall, landing on a balcony ledge fifteen feet below the flag. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The gargoyle leapt aside at the mention of toffee eclairs, and Harry took the spiral staircase two steps at a time, knocking on the door just as a clock within chimed eight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Harry ran without stopping, clutching the crystal flask of Snape’s last thoughts, and he did not slow down until he reached the stone gargoyle guarding the headmaster’s office. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Pikes, the man of ten thousand faces, a fury, a smoke, a blue fog, a white rain, a bat, a gargoyle, a monster, that was Pikes! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry shouted the password at the gargoyle and ran up the moving spiral staircase three steps at a time. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Then he’d have to swing onto a landing eighteen feet away, before making his way to the other gargoyles on which Grave and Nox now quarreled. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He could see the comet hanging above the Guards Hall and the Bell Tower, and farther back the First Keep, squat and round, its gargoyles black shapes against the bruised purple dusk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Their black profiles stood out in silhouette against the setting light Lancelot’s, the old ugly man’s, was the outline of a gargoyle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Fifteen feet below her pipe, a mercenary was clutching the horns of a gargoyle as he set about fastening his rope around its head. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The falling snow had covered almost all of it, but part of one gargoyle still poked above the drift, its grotesque face snarling sightless at the sky. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They hacked off her brother’s head in the hope that it was mine, yet here I sit like some bloody gargoyle, offering empty consolations. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When he saw the weatherworn gargoyles atop the First Keep where it had happened, he got a queer tight feeling in his belly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Instead, while Sticky helped them practice, she composed a poem about a bunch of bossy gargoyles who liked to eat cat food and pick their ears. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Far above him, outlined against a vast pale moon, he thought he could see the shapes of gargoyles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Stone and shattered gargoyles lay strewn across the yard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Harry muttered to Ron as he stuck his hands under the icy jet that poured from the gargoyle’s mouth. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The thick, clawed finger of a gargoyle pointed at her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Steeples stretched up to the moonlit night, and Sierra could make out the gnarly silhouettes of gargoyles jutting out to either side. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The room was dominated by a giant decaying bed decorated with huge posts at each corner, dusty velvet curtains hanging from above, and black tassels and carved gargoyles covered in cobwebs. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But Harry was already hurtling back along the corridor and within minutes, he was saying “toffee eclairs” to Dumbledore’s gargoyle, which leapt aside, permitting Harry entrance onto the spiral staircase. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He seemed to be taking the faster route across a cluster of gargoyles. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Nothing was to project from its face, no gargoyles, no pedimenta, for projections collected dirt. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The gargoyle sprang to life and jumped aside. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Out front squatted a waist-high gargoyle, so eroded by rain and salt that his features were all but obliterated. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I went to one of the tourist shops down the block and bought a postcard of a gargoyle, one of those at the top of Notre-Dame. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Baby Kochamma turned it into a lush maze of dwarf hedges, rocks and gargoyles. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This was evidently a password, because the gargoyle sprang suddenly to life and hopped aside as the wall behind him split in two. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z But when the gargoyles pulled themselves loose from the stone and padded down the side of the tower to where Bran clung, he knew he was not safe after all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Three, right at the corner by the bed, sticking off like a gargoyle. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “It was really bad. He looked like a gargoyle!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z And the carvings...Gregor had seen cherubs and gargoyles on buildings before, but the walls of Regalia crawled with life. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Fargo Hall, close to a century old, had stone gargoyles and carved human heads on every turret and ledge. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Giant tapestries and a huge collection of fantasy artwork covered the walls, while gargoyle statues and suits of armor lined the hallways. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He stared back at a gargoyle that was eyeing him from a stone archway. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The mercenary on the gargoyle below only had time to lean into the wall as she slammed onto the creature’s head, gripping its horns to steady herself. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Celaena’s warning cry was carried away by the wind as Grave set about sawing Nox’s rope from its tether on the gargoyle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There were only a few monsters lurking in this dungeon—a gargoyle, a skeleton, a zombie, some asps, a mummy, and the evil demi-lich Acererak himself. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The password had evidently changed, however, for the stone gargoyle did not spring to life and jump aside, but stood frozen, glaring at Harry malevolently. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Harry had walked right past the stone gargoyle guarding the entrance to Dumbledore’s office without noticing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There was a sharp snap of rope breaking, and Nox’s cry of fear and rage, and Celaena took off, sprinting across the backs of the four gargoyles before she launched herself into the void. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She looked alarmed as he ran past her, around the corner into Dumbledore’s corridor, where the lone gargoyle stood sentry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They marched in silence around a corner and she stopped before a large and extremely ugly stone gargoyle. she said. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Those buildings had doormen, huge glass doors, gargoyles on the walls, and air conditioners in almost every' window. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The gargoyles were installed on the buttresses and connected to the gutters at the base of the roof by a channel along the top of the flying buttresses. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z The face on the other side of the gorse bush crumpled into a gargoyle, tongue sticking out, eyes popping, then returned to girl. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z It was then that she heard Nox shout, and Celaena looked in time to see Grave shove him from their perch atop the gargoyle’s back. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When she saw his crumpled face at the window, with the inquisitive nose against the stars, she did not think it was a gargoyle or a demon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The rope was long enough—and strong enough, and the four gargoyles perched beside hers would provide enough space to run. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Heat rose shimmering through the chill air; behind, the gargoyles and stone dragons on the castle walls seemed blurred, as if Davos were seeing them through a veil of tears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As stately as a dance, the gargoyle took her to the centre. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lead the way,” he said promptly, and he swept off along the corridor behind Harry, leaving Snape standing next to the gargoyle and looking twice as ugly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Nox couldn’t find a hold on the stone wall, and without a nearby ledge or gargoyle to grasp, he had nowhere to go but down. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Tyrion Lannister was sitting on the ledge above the door to the Great Hall, looking for all the world like a gargoyle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I could tell he was wonder ing what would happen to us, the superfreak Angel kids, without the protection of our gargoyle parents. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z The winged beasts clawed at their smaller opponents, but the fairies adroitly evaded the blows and slashed off their wings, sending the gargoyles hurtling to the ground. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z There were gargoyles on the tower, opening their cold stone mouths at him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Harry waited until he was quite sure she had gone, then hurried off again until he reached the spot in the seventh-floor corridor where a single gargoyle stood against the wall. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Why weren’t you at the match? Your elf was saving you a seat too — gulping gargoyles!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In the original, Jean-Claude was “a bit of a gargoyle,” she said, but Bang’s John Paul is debonair and pays a lot of attention to his appearance — he’s what Horgan called “an attractive abuser.” How Sharon Horgan Shaped a Monstrous Brother-in-Law 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Every feature is visible, from the narrative reliefs above the main doors to the gargoyles and spires high above, to the color and textures of the stone. Viewing Europe’s Houses of Worship in Wild Detail 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Oh, and I'll have a couple of those gargoyles from Strasbourg Cathedral, too. Frieze Masters: a window to a secret world 2012-10-10T16:34:12Z Dada and Surrealism were the twin motifs for a party at the downtown club Don Hill’s on Saturday night, guests turning up in gargoyle masks and gangster suits. Shien Lee Presides Over Peripatetic Costume Parties in New York 2010-04-21T22:42:00Z Which royal gargoyle brought up concerns with Harry over the skin color of his unborn child? Perspective | Meghan Markle and Her Majesty’s Human Resources Department 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z In the Great Hall, torch-bearing gargoyles are scorched by years of naked flames, while dining tables are marked by the graffiti of the student extras. Now everyone can go to Hogwarts 2011-08-15T14:20:58Z A song that was once sung by gargoyles and a bat now becomes a mournful farewell to the bridges, rivers and forests of one’s homeland. I Saw Myself in ‘Anastasia.’ And I Knew I Had to Leave Honduras. 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Reps for DEN returned Fox News’ request for comment on the origin and purpose of the gargoyle with the following statement: Denver airport's talking gargoyle spooks travelers 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z During the melee, a falling gargoyle clocks a nun, killing her. Fictional Glimpses of the Past: From the Tudors to the Czars 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z As you leave, look up and try to spot the gargoyles along the roof. What to Do in Palm Beach, Fla. 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z He's plainly awful – give him food that he doesn't like and he'll just hurl it on the floor like a cross between a dreadful toddler and a gargoyle of a Kenneth Grahame character. Has MasterChef lost its X Factor? 2011-02-17T11:34:46Z The swindler is a gargoyle onto whom the series projects all of the horror and panic attendant to American capitalism. “Valley of the Boom,” Reviewed: A Rah-Rah Reënactment of the Dot-Com Cataclysm 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z An open-mouthed frown suggests the mask of Greek tragedy; a pout transforms her into a gargoyle. Review: In ‘Kate,’ Tracing the Tears of a Clown 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The tallest is seventy feet tall and detailed with cherubs, flames and gargoyles. A nice place to rest 2012-10-07T20:00:00Z The story centers on Lyra Belacqua, an orphan living at Jordan College in a parallel-world Oxford, in which zeppelins float and the gargoyles represent animal daemons. ‘His Dark Materials’: Witches, Quests and Talking Animals 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Is it, we wondered, some hideous gargoyle with some kind of mechanically operated vocal system designed following a near-fatal disfiguring incident? New band of the day: Empress (No 1,317) 2012-07-26T16:25:50Z Mr. Gregorie, in particular, is so convincing as both the gargoyle Ubu and the suave middle-class father that it’s hard to find resemblances between the two. Review: ‘Ubu Roi,’ Mom and Dad’s Party of Grown-Up Grotesques 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z He prefers art or architecture, such as the images of gargoyles at the National Cathedral he bought on a recent D.C. visit. Are postcards a thing of the past? 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z He writes of gargoyles and “ancient lanes” that “intertwined to form a knot of incomprehensible passages, arches and curves where the sun barely penetrated more than a few minutes a day.” Review | In ‘The City of Mist,’ a final word from Carlos Ruiz Zafón 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Westminster Abbey's imminent unveiling of a new set of gargoyles inspires a history of the art form, and the Magic Numbers play a song. The Culture Show 2010-05-27T07:00:00Z Next to Pia Toscana, the stagy and skilled “Idol” contestant who joined him as a guest for a shuffle-rhythm, rockabilly “Holly Jolly Christmas,” Mr. McCreery was a gargoyle of stoicism. Music Review: Scotty McCreery at the Beacon Theater 2012-11-25T21:50:09Z No doubt this was in part because white racism, however outright or covert, is a familiar gargoyle, stuck with its one leer. Review: The Ghosts of Michael Brown, in ‘Until the Flood’ 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Pierre des Aubeaux, the sculptor for the project, drew in images of the 60 figures and gargoyles intended to finish the structure, which eventually reached a height of about 260 feet. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z These sometimes funny, sometimes scary stone carvings are called grotesques and gargoyles. A cathedral like none other: Moon rock and Darth Vader blend into Gothic architecture 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Even half-finished, its Gothic arches, gargoyles and huge fireplace are an impressive sight. Harry Potter studio to open for public tour 2011-10-13T10:36:09Z On church facades, gargoyles “were used to depict evil spirits, but they were also a symbol of change, the uncontrollable,” she says. The Textile Artist Employing Centuries-Old Practices and Pop Culture Imagery 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The church is once again equipped with an organ, pews and stained glass windows, while gargoyles glare from beneath the new spire. In Shanghai, Preserving Buildings Takes Work 2010-05-01T10:03:00Z Fun to watch if sometimes marble-mouthed, Mr. Spall plays Turner as a self-described gargoyle amid the usual complement of Leigh gargoyles, including an art critic who’s ridiculed as the embodiment of foolish pretension. Sommeliers Decanting the Madness of Cannes 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z In newspaper and magazine articles, Yogi’s looks were compared to those of a gargoyle, a gorilla and an orangutan. Yogi Berra on the Field: The Case for Baseball Greatness 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Among Ms. Belieu’s central subjects in “Slant Six” is social class and the way it can bend hearts into gargoyle shapes. 'Slant Six,' Erin Belieu’s Latest Poetry Collection 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z His villainy is like a gargoyle — inert and thoroughly grotesque. How a Murderous Poet Inspired One of Dostoevsky’s Masterworks 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z As the nuptials spiral into a delirious bacchanal evoking Luis Buñuel’s 1962 classic, “The Exterminating Angel,” guests delve into decadence, and a mother and father become gargoyles of parental pomposity. ‘Demon,’ a Supernatural Satire From Poland 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z In this workshop for ages 3 through 10 at the Skyscraper Museum, participants will explore the exhibition “Woolworth Building @ 100” and design their own gargoyle sculptures. Spare Times for Children for Aug. 9-15 2013-08-08T22:04:27Z It is a shrine to 12 centuries of French building styles, including a glass-roofed main gallery housing 350 plaster-cast reproductions of medieval, Gothic and Renaissance church architecture: cathedral facades, gargoyles, pillars, statues, crypts. | How to Visit Some of Paris’s Finest Museums but Skip the Crowds 2014-02-01T00:15:00Z “The marketing was all the happy stuff and ‘Come to the Feast of Fools; it’s a party!’ with talking gargoyles, confetti and pies in the face. ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ at 25: ‘The Most R-Rated G You Will Ever See’ 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z The Archbishop of Paris is on a drive to raise more than 100 million euros to save Notre-Dame’s crumbling gargoyles and gothic arches. 'French Spiderman' climbs Paris skyscraper harness-free 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Candlelight flickers up the walls, illuminating the drooping tongues of gargoyles. In search of a very British, and rural, kind of horror 2013-02-05T11:33:50Z Four little ceramic gargoyles are grinning down at me right now from the bookshelves above my desk. ‘The Gargoyle Hunters,’ by John Freeman Gill: A love letter to New York City 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z The three spurting gargoyle spouts at the base of the fountain reminded me of my growing thirst. In Brno, Drinks for Morning, Noon and Night 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Quasimodo lives in lonely isolation in the bell tower of the cathedral, his only company the bells themselves and the statues of gargoyles, angels and saints surrounding him, and with whom he regularly converses. Review: ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ at Paper Mill Playhouse 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z The ceramic gargoyles that once spewed water in fountains and cascades grimace, as though racked by thirst. Greenwood Gardens in Short Hills, N.J. 2013-04-25T20:46:49Z Doubles from €150 room-only Opened September 2017 Bedrooms 38 With its gothic-style turrets and gargoyles, clock tower and dark, cosy decor, this boutique hotel in Ghent ticks all the boxes for a romantic winter escape. 20 of Europe’s best new hotels and hostels for 2018 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z But her writing, once you acclimate to its gargoyle extravagance, has the power of malediction. An Operatic Italian Classic Gets a Fresh Translation 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z But without such things, Trump’s America is just two rows of gargoyles passing a microphone back and forth, never not scowling. Is Satire Possible in the Age of Trump? 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z The door slides open, and a jumper with a helmet cam climbs onto the wing and dangles like a gargoyle. Skydiving Over Carolina 2010-09-29T21:00:00Z And I'm a fan of the three gargoyles at Sam Fogg, a gallery that specialises in medieval art. Frieze art fair – review 2012-10-13T23:06:54Z Post-renovation, a few original tenants remain, as Mr. Busby said, “old gargoyles like me hanging around in the corners.” What It’s Like Self-Isolating in a Studio Apartment 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z For the record, the character of Mr. Murdoch, whose real-life prototype remains alive and active as a media czar on both sides of the Atlantic, comes across here as something more than a satirical gargoyle. How Rupert Murdoch Became the King of England 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Travelers passing through Denver International Airport best be aware of the air hub’s newest official — a talking animatronic gargoyle statue that is full of sass, sarcasm and spooky conspiracy theories. Denver airport's talking gargoyle spooks travelers 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z And he allowed his romantic attachment to this gargoyle to do great damage to the very dearly bought coalition of forces that was evolving to oppose Nazism and appeasement. Why The King's speech is a gross falsification 2011-01-31T20:30:02Z Washington National Cathedral’s 2017 Flower Mart features flower and gift vendors, live music, festival food, tours of the gargoyles and the bell-ringing chamber, rides on the antique carousel, children’s games and more. 2017 spring home and garden tours and events in the D.C. area 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z I do not want to lose this human dimension, even after my good strong chin is gone and I live like a gargoyle in a nursing home, smelling of urine, feces, and other secretions. Street of the Iron Po(e)t, Part XI 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Gillian Flynn’s bestselling novel “Gone Girl” is a work of impressive engineering that mounts a series of grotesque gargoyles above its entrance, like a medieval cathedral advertising all the lurid sins that require expiation within. “Gone Girl”: A dark marriage drama becomes a “battle-of-the-sexes” debate 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z The one in her dream has green skin, huge teeth and long claws and looks like a cross between a medieval gargoyle and a ’50s sci-fi Martian. Spare Times: For Children, for July 13-19 2012-07-12T21:18:54Z There were two layers of castle walls, festooned with gargoyles, eagles and crests. Overnighter: In Toledo, Layers of Spanish History 2012-12-21T16:56:55Z Centuries of grotesque, open-mouthed gargoyles are poised on a wall overhead, as if prepared to spew venomous rainwater. Critic?s Notebook: Quai Branly Museum in Paris Glorifies the ?Other? 2011-11-25T23:47:39Z Every few minutes each portrait purses its lips and spouts a jet of water, metamorphosing into a high-tech gargoyle. Monuments: The Poetry of Dreams 2011-05-06T22:09:27Z The bass John Relyea, a Met regular, dug into the role of the assassin Sparafucile with his gargoyle of a voice — a dark, threatening gnarl of sound. Review: At the Met Opera, a Tenor Arrives in ‘Rigoletto’ 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z And I loved when the barely verbal Quasimodo, overcome with longing for pretty Esmeralda, says to an ugly cathedral gargoyle, “Why was I not made of stone like thee?” Street of the Iron Po(e)t, Part XI 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Begin trolling at the vast warehouse where Architectural Artifacts trades in decorative building castoffs from wrought iron railings and wooden mantelpieces to terra cotta gargoyles as well as more portable art tiles and juggling pins. 36 Hours in Chicago 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z So, no stone gargoyles, no towers reaching to the heavens, no gleaming globes. Goodbye, old Washington Post, home of the newspaper the Grahams built 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z The building is eccentric even by Hollywood standards; one doorway doubles as the mouth of a large trompe l’oeil gargoyle. Rare Photographs From Inside a Hollywood Costume Archive 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Visitors age 10 and older are invited to take the two-hour gargoyle tour. A cathedral like none other: Moon rock and Darth Vader blend into Gothic architecture 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z The nearby gargoyle scuppers are a little older, having been installed in 1856. Notre-Dame and the Paradoxes of Historical Preservation 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Those figures include your basic biblical characters, dragons, gargoyles, waltzing skeletons, bagpipe-playing angels, the seven deadly sins, an elephant, a two-humped camel and more. Edinburgh in a day: A quick family visit to Scotland (with beer and skittles) 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z Docufiction may seem an odd fit for Mr. Murphy, known for carving the exquisite gargoyles of “American Horror Story” and “Scream Queens.” Review: ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson,’ Seen This Time in Double Vision 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z And just as he’s burying the guy, demons and then gargoyles show up to fight over the corpse — his corpse. ‘I, Frankenstein’: all chatter and violence, no heart or brains 2014-01-24T18:27:35Z He turned a corner and gazed up in amazement as costumed Bowie mannequins peered down from a towering platform, like glamorous gargoyles. Tituss Burgess Gets Schooled on David Bowie 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z “Welcome to the Illuminati Headquarters, I mean, Denver International Airport!” the gargoyle exclaims, shocking travelers. Denver airport's talking gargoyle spooks travelers 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Mantel’s brilliance is never far from being in evidence, as in this line about gargoyles: “Outside the rain runs down the windows: Lead men on rooftops spout it from their maws.” Crashing Henry VIII’s Court One Last Time With Hilary Mantel 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Not only can’t the Lavanians agree on an accent, but the structures that make up the king’s castle can’t agree on an architecture style, settling on a bizarre mix of mildewed gargoyles and modernist solariums. ‘The Royal Treatment’ Review: Heavy is the Head (and Shoulders) 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z But far more than, say, “Great Britain” — Richard Bean’s London hit farce about the News International phone-hacking scandals — “Gloria” allows us to glimpse the real, familiar, fallible human beings beneath the satirical gargoyles. Review: ‘Gloria,’ at the Vineyard Theater, Looks at a Toxic Workplace 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Don’t even get me started on gargoyles, the more grotesque and fantastical the better. In the French city of Poitiers, Eleanor of Aquitaine’s influence is everywhere 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z “Wireless names can act as welcome mats, luring their beholder into a store or a discussion, or as gargoyles, patrolling a patch of virtual turf.” Sunday Reading: The Birth of Tech 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Characters who were deftly drawn cartoons on screen have been turned into gargoyles by a desperately hard-working cast. Theater Review: Woody Allen Transforms His ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ 2014-04-11T02:00:16Z The novel includes pictures of saints, knights and gargoyles! Adam Gidwitz tells story of holy hound in ‘The Inquisitor’s Tale’ 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Ms. Conroy is reprising her gargoyle turn from “Six Feet Under,” and her presence is a reminder of how Mr. Murphy’s style here echoes that of the “Six Feet Under” creator, Alan Ball. Television Review : ?American Horror Story? on FX - Review 2011-10-04T16:42:55Z Hundreds of tiny heart-shaped red and yellow windows circle the walls and dozens of metal gargoyles fit for a Tim Burton film glower menacingly down. Gaudí's Catalan shadow: the art of Josep Maria Jujol 2013-06-03T06:00:06Z Suddenly, beneath a gargoyle, he makes a declaration of love. Imagined Meetings With Joyce, Dickens, Hardy, and Lawrence 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The gargoyles on stage breathed fire to punctuate his words. Scream 2010 delivers big stars and horror galore 2010-10-17T17:01:00Z My childhood apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, which was crammed with architectural salvage like carved gargoyle keystones, stained-glass windows rescued from Fifth Avenue mansions, and zinc angels that once adorned city tenements. Salon’s author questionnaire: “The first half: excoriating fights, lots of crying in my car and on cross-country flights, and very desperate orgasms” 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z For the installation, she made a collection of stuffed, circular wall sculptures that invoke the symbolism of gargoyles, noticeably wall-mounted at a distance, high above reach. The Textile Artist Employing Centuries-Old Practices and Pop Culture Imagery 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z All the characters outside the central triangle are gargoyles, as Williams’s first director, Elia Kazan, recognized. Williams’s ‘Cat’ lands on its feet at Round House 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Yet there was Rick Owens, lord of the gothic gargoyles, being bubblicious. Inside the Fashion Bubble 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Particularly outstanding is Ms. Foster, whose gargoyle faces could adorn Notre-Dame Cathedral, and the suave, sensational Mr. Waltz. Critic?s Notebook: New York Film Festival, Now Bigger, Beckons 2011-09-29T22:00:15Z To raise awareness of the restoration, the statue of St. Lucia and gargoyles from one of the Duomo’s spires are displayed inside the Eataly food complex in New York City. Anticipating a Crowd, Milan’s Cathedral Undergoes a Restoration 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z The water slides shoot out of gargoyles on a stone tower, and the food at the snack bar is unspeakable: jellied eel and pickled oysters, followed by a Victorian mince pie. Young Sleuths Hot on the Trail of Their Own Identities 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z The building’s gargoyles hatch a madcap plan to save their home, uniting the city. Picture Books to Perk Up Any Kid’s Summer 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Welcome to Wincroft, a hulking red brick and slate mansion on the Rhode Island coast, with “crow gargoyles perched forever on the roof.” Y.A. Thrillers to Give You Chills This Summer 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z I do goblin squats, for the duration of which I look like a gargoyle. The Face Gym training stick: does anyone really need a face decongestant? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Its stone structure is crumbling and its gargoyles are damaged, but the cost of repairs goes far beyond the $2.4 million annual budget allocated by the French government. A Controversial Restoration That Wipes Away the Past 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Not that I want to paint myself as some sort of attention-starved gargoyle, cheerfully gurning at my fellow passengers in a desperate attempt to engage them. Why commuting by public transport makes you happy 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Its artistic title character, who describes himself as a “gargoyle,” is magnificently embodied by Timothy Spall. At New York Film Festival, History and Detectives 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z In newspapers, cartoons squat like gargoyles on top of the columns, and while you nibble your way through the columnists' prose for several minutes, you swallow the cartoon whole in seconds. Scarfe's Netanyahu cartoon was offensive? Hurrah 2013-01-29T18:30:02Z The buildings are known for the many gargoyles carved into the stonework. Driving along the Trans-Canada Highway isn’t a road trip. It’s a family culinary tour. 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z There are double exposures of a church and its interior, skewed perspectives with photobombing gargoyles. The Voraciousness and Oddity of Dora Maar’s Pictures 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z The two gargoyles that were perched on either side of the gates stared me in the eye with their creepy stone stare. Your stories: The House at number 3 by sapphirebooklover 2012-12-12T09:00:00Z Outside, it streamed through gargoyles and other statuary that adorned the edifice on all sides. The Legend and Lore of Notre-Dame de Reims 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z The architecture is Gothic Revival, with 30-foot walls of Wissahickon schist, faux battlements and two gargoyles over the entrance holding lengths of chain. Tourists make time for a Philadelphia museum where felons did theirs 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z As we walked across campus toward class, he pointed out a favorite gargoyle and stopped to admire the Law School steeple against the sky. The Sage of Yale Law 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z At Cambridge, Smith compelled a distinguished professor of philosophy, an avowed disciple of Schopenhauer, to cling to a gargoyle outside the man’s college window and then, in front of witnesses, took potshots at him. Review | The perfect book for this year’s coincidence, Easter on April Fools’ Day 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Almost all gargoyles were taken down from churches in the 19th century and replaced; these were once part of Notre Dame cathedral in Strasbourg. Frieze art fair – review 2012-10-13T23:06:54Z Strolling along the enchanting Mariacka Street, one can peer at carvings and gargoyles, stop at shops that sell amber and rest at one of the many cafes. Trip Tips: Long Baltic summer days in Poland's 'Tricity' 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Mr Palmen, 61, said: "I find the gargoyle very amusing, I'm using it as my Facebook profile picture." 'Gargoyle' of council leader appears on Wiltshire pizza shop 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z One marketing campaign, tied to a renovation push that started in 2018, included posters of aliens with jokes about the facility’s “secrets” — suggesting that construction crews were building “gargoyle breeding grounds” or hiding Freemason meetings. A Towering, Terrifying Demon Horse Isn’t Even the Weirdest Part 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z Water was discharged from the roof via gargoyles which were said to crouch in agony under the weight of their load. Mystery carvings came from dismantled royal church 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Gibson had long admired Winterbottom’s work, from his photographs of the gargoyles and grotesques of Washington National Cathedral to the stonework of the Washington Monument. Perspective | D.C. photographer goes to great heights to bring statues down to earth 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z “And I certainly don’t want him hanging over our party like a gargoyle,” he added. McConnell: Anyone meeting with antisemites is ‘unlikely to ever be elected president’ 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Nevermore Academy is a beautifully ghoulish place replete with gargoyles and spires, while the small historic town of Jericho outside draws tourists in with a cheesy re-creation of a Pilgrim village. Netflix's 'Wednesday' is the 'Addams Family' spinoff we deserve 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Two gargoyles still remain in the baggage claim area to protect luggage, including a more muted animatronic Greg; the original had “triggered” some people who viewed it as overtly satanic, Ms. Stegman said. A Towering, Terrifying Demon Horse Isn’t Even the Weirdest Part 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z And then there is the structure itself, with its towering walls of stone, its flying buttresses and its weird populace of gargoyles and grotesques watching the city from on high. National Cathedral raises $115 million for earthquake repairs, future 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z In a tongue-in-cheek collision of Gasch’s areas of expertise, she even presented the cathedral with a population-based study of the gargoyles’ eyes. How ophthalmologist Wendy Gasch would spend a perfect day in D.C. 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z A gargoyle that has been damaged by acid rain. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Goodyear is a player of multiple personalities: His body bowed tight through the first movement — a gargoyle hammering octaves. Review | NSO takes on Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and the racket of the audience 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Usually found in deep water, the adult gargoyle cusk eel is extremely rare and represents the only member of its genus. See the Mysterious Sea Creatures that Only Come Up at Night 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Barely a soul climbed its grand staircases, some of which are punctuated by haunting sandstone carvings, including mischievous-looking gargoyles and unidentified faces known here as the “Capitol’s Unknown.” New York’s Grand Capitol Slowly Awakens From Pandemic Slumber 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z “About 34 percent of the gargoyles have proptosis — you know, bulgy eyes — which goes along with hyperthyroid,” she says with a chuckle. How ophthalmologist Wendy Gasch would spend a perfect day in D.C. 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Blue spotlights gave the rock walls a lunar quality, while effigies of Joseph Golding, who dug into the caves in the 1820s, loomed from stone hollows like gargoyles. On the English coast, Hastings’ attractions span centuries 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z “A look back at 2021!” he wrote, pushing out a story in The Wall Street Journal by Albert Hunt, one of the most calcified white-haired media gargoyles still alive in Washington today. Forever 2021: Merry Christmas and Let’s Go, Brandon! 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z He said at least three hats could be seen on top of statues and gargoyles on the University of Cambridge building. Mystery as Santa hats appear on college chapel statues 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Another said he felt exhausted after 10 hours of sitting like a “gargoyle,” knowing any shift in position might log him out. Contract lawyers face a growing invasion of surveillance programs that monitor their work 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Yet its “mascots” are a gargoyle with the body and glare of a dragon and a witch on her broomstick weathervane. Witch, dragon symbols of 125-year-old Biloxi ‘Peoples Bank’ 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z Likenesses like Mr. Wiesel’s bust inside the cathedral are called iconography and shouldn’t be confused with depictions of gargoyles and grotesques outside the cathedral, Dean Hollerith said. Bust of Elie Wiesel Is Added to Washington National Cathedral 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Another modern, and whimsical, touch is the so-called businessman or yuppie gargoyle, depicting a Gothic creature with sideburns and holding a briefcase. Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel gets seat at National Cathedral 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z But yeah, it’s got this huge, imposing door and all these creepy kind of satanic gargoyles. What Jeffrey Epstein did was vile. Why Dasha Nekrasova made a horror movie about it 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Its interior features parquet floors, carved wood trim and a tile fireplace, and its exterior includes elaborate gargoyles and decorative arches. Ornate Indiana mansion to become venue for weddings, events 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Made of zinc, the gargoyle deteriorated in the salty air of South Mississippi. Witch, dragon symbols of 125-year-old Biloxi ‘Peoples Bank’ 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z Yeah, that’s some level of detail, especially for the mausoleum that boasts a purple roof insert with slate shingles, crumbling stonework, a gargoyle perched at its top and two white columns. Zadzooks: ‘Scooby-Doo! Adventure in the Cemetery’ playset (Playmobil) review 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z And what better to appreciate in these troubled times than the city’s many gargoyles, those stone-cold OGs of warding off evil? The guarding gargoyles of downtown San Antonio amid COVID-19 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z I recall receiving a postcard from Paris that showed a classic image: the Eiffel Tower, with one of Viollet-le-Duc’s gargoyle figures in the foreground. Perspective | The battle for Notre Dame: As the cathedral rises from the ashes, a tug-of-war is waged over its transformation 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z The house retains its original design character with minimal alterations and includes features such as cast-iron gargoyles and a hitching post. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z “One customer came in for a gargoyle, to be incorporated in their garden area,” she adds. Salvage shops offer sustainable decor with a story | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Born in Dublin in 1909, Bacon didn’t see artistic success until he painted his wartime nightmare of twisted gargoyles, Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion. Death on a toilet: the shocking Paris show that almost sank Francis Bacon 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z A gargoyle that doesn’t drain water is a “grotesque” or “chimera,” though the terms have become interchangeable. The guarding gargoyles of downtown San Antonio amid COVID-19 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Because Garland has often been “presented almost as a gargoyle,” the filmmaker says, he was hopeful Zellweger could channel her warmer side. Before playing Judy Garland, Renée Zellweger was torn about contacting Liza Minnelli 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z The Guardians get the top spot based on originality — what a great idea to name the team after the gargoyles on the city’s buildings, “watchdogs over the metropolis” as the introductory video describes them. XFL team names and logos ranked: Are the L.A. Wildcats No. 1? 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Still alive in modern times, Frankenstein’s creature becomes caught in the middle, as gargoyles and demons wage war for the souls of mankind. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 21 - 27, 2019 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Flames also melted the lead roof, which dripped through the gargoyles. At Tour de France, a beacon for fire-damaged Notre Dame 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Michael noted the word gargoyle is an example of onomatopoeia, much like “zap” or “splash.” The guarding gargoyles of downtown San Antonio amid COVID-19 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z A historical New York City apartment building complete with wealthy celebrity residents, gargoyles and a storied legacy including the setting of a best-selling book would seem to be the ideal place to call home. Review: A house sitter becomes a target in ‘Lock Every Door’ 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z “That one is cursed,” a salesman remarks, breezily, as he finalizes the sale of a stone-framed mirror topped by a brooding gargoyle. Off-Kilter Humor on “Los Espookys” and “Alternatino” 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z A new gargoyle of a cheese-roller is to be installed at Gloucester Cathedral. New cheese-roller gargoyle for cathedral 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z What Beetlejuice most wants is the love of a mother, but his mother is a kind of walking gargoyle—we meet her in Hell. The Castmates Who Make You Care in “Beetlejuice” and “Tootsie” 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z One San Antonio man has visited these gargoyles so often, he considers them friends. The guarding gargoyles of downtown San Antonio amid COVID-19 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z David Clover finds the shark in keeping with the many carvings and gargoyles that cover Oxford’s colleges and churches. In Memory of the Englishman Who Kept a Shark on His Roof 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z Many of the medieval-looking gargoyles and monsters crawling all over the cathedral are their creations. The story of Notre-Dame 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z It will be joined by five other gargoyles including a rugby player, a jockey and a suffragette. New cheese-roller gargoyle for cathedral 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z The famous grotesque "gargoyles" that he added to the parapets leer over to the opposite river banks and the new Classically-inspired city layout being created by Baron Haussmann at much the same time. How Notre-Dame became the heart of France 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z “To me, there’s a little Jazz Age sensibility in having those wild caricature gargoyles.” The guarding gargoyles of downtown San Antonio amid COVID-19 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z In an interview, he said the project was halted temporarily while workers helped in Paris with more pressing needs, such as protecting Notre-Dame’s famous gargoyles, some of which had been damaged in the fire. The Notre-Dame Rooster and Other Statues That Escaped the Fire 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z “The bells are ringing,” he began gamely, “for me and gargoyle / The birds are singing for me and gargoyle.” Notre Dame and the culture it inspired – from Matisse to the Muppets 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z “What I think I will keep are the photos from the last week,” she said, showing me the gallery of the church's gothic buttresses and gargoyles surrounded by lilac trees in full bloom. The fall of Notre Dame is a body blow to Paris and all it represents 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The gargoyles — immortalized in Victor Hugo’s classic novel “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” — were likewise added in the 19th century. Notre Dame fire: Macron promises to rebuild, but Paris monument suffers ‘colossal damage’ 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Technically, a gargoyle is designed to drain water from a building to minimize rain damage. The guarding gargoyles of downtown San Antonio amid COVID-19 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Viollet-le-Duc was a Gothic Revival architect who was famous for his own creative restorations, introducing the gargoyles, which served as rain spouts from the roof and appeared to have survived the fire. The Notre-Dame Rooster and Other Statues That Escaped the Fire 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Viollet-le-Duc crowded the real Notre Dame with grinning, devilish gargoyles just as Hugo populated his fictional one with a deaf bell ringer and his tormentors. Notre Dame and the culture it inspired – from Matisse to the Muppets 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Situated on the Ile de la Cite, an island in the Seine River, the cathedral’s architecture is famous for, among other things, its many gargoyles and its iconic flying buttresses. Cardinal Dolan says Notre Dame Cathedral will rise again: 'This fire won’t have the last word' 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Situated on the Ile de la Cite, an island in the Seine river, its architecture is famous for, among other things, its many gargoyles and its iconic flying buttresses. Massive fire engulfs beloved Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The term “gargoyle” comes from the French word gargouille, which in English means “throat.” The guarding gargoyles of downtown San Antonio amid COVID-19 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z As fire-fighters raced to save priceless artworks, centuries-old gargoyles and the cathedral’s northern tower, world leaders expressed sorrow and grief in messages to the French people. 'City of lights' plunged into dark sorrow as Notre-Dame burns 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Viollet-le-Duc loved the monsters at the edge of medieval Christianity, basing the gargoyles and chimeras that cover his restored stonework on works in French museums. Notre Dame and the culture it inspired – from Matisse to the Muppets 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Thus, Nielsen lost her job, or as Bee summarized, “Qwertjyiop Nielsejej was tragically separated from her job following a coup staged by Trump adviser and secretary of gargoyles Stephen Miller.” Samantha Bee says goodbye to 'lying ghoul' Kirstjen Nielsen 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z “It’s like a gargoyle with weird green eyes that pulls on my hair or nibbles my ear”—he jerked his head away and smiled reprovingly at the phantasm. Bill Hader Kills 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Michael noted that in the wake of the coronavirus, the gargoyles of downtown San Antonio practically outnumber any tourists or other foot traffic. The guarding gargoyles of downtown San Antonio amid COVID-19 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z So as he gazed up at the weird gargoyles on Savery Hall’s gothic building, he imagined life as a college student, picturing himself studying in the library, grabbing a bite at the HUB. Men of color often find college isolating. UW’s Brotherhood Initiative wants to change that. 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Though why French gargoyles sing in New York accents is beyond me. Notre Dame and the culture it inspired – from Matisse to the Muppets 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z "As with other gargoyles and grotesques, it is sometimes surprising to modern eyes to encounter them in a religious context," a spokesman says. The naked women adorning Britain's churches 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z A formidable poured concrete wall borders the sidewalk and frames the front yard — four gargoyles collected at a statuary on the peninsula sit, bookending the wrought-iron fencing. A whimsical West Seattle garden is a colorful reflection of its owner’s life 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z “But the gargoyles are sort of an exception,” Michael said. The guarding gargoyles of downtown San Antonio amid COVID-19 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z The same Republican gargoyles who once tore Anita Hill limb from limb knew they had to tread gingerly, with women at the barricades. Opinion | Capitol Hill Ralph Club 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z His eyebrows crouched like gargoyles on a French church. Will this trade war be Donald Trump’s political Waterloo? 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Every time my husband and I walk past the otherwise elegant condo building at 2101 Connecticut Ave. NW, we wonder why alien gargoyles are perched atop the building. Perspective | Cloud Atlases: What are those weird sculptures atop this Kalorama building? 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z Tiedemann turned his energy into rebuilding the house, adding new rooms, turrets and decorative gargoyles. New York garage rock record company moving to Cleveland 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z The gargoyles looking down from the bell tower don’t seem to disapprove too much. Former church now a place for auto buffs 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z To “justify” this bilingual approach, the show accentuates the idea that the dozen gargoyle characters are active friends of the hunchback. 5th Avenue Theatre’s ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ retells the Hugo (and Disney) classic in 2 languages 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Of a house sporting a rooftop gargoyle, she writes, “My brother gifted him to me, for protection, but we all knew it was mostly a gag.” Five Instagram Accounts for Design and Architecture Fans 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The correct term for such a sculpture is a “grotesque,” although most people erroneously call them “gargoyles.” Perspective | Cloud Atlases: What are those weird sculptures atop this Kalorama building? 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z I started climbing buildings while in college, clambering up small spires and saluting Oxford’s gargoyles, but this was different. Opinion | London’s Concrete Ladders 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z “No punishment is too harsh,” Pierce inveighed, “for the inhabitants of this universe of ghouls and gargoyles to which these brave young women were condemned.” Opinion | The rot in USA Gymnastics goes beyond Larry Nassar 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Cardona, playing one of the cathedral gargoyles who come to life, sings the words. 5th Avenue Theatre’s ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ retells the Hugo (and Disney) classic in 2 languages 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Big groups gather on the rooftops and athletic fields and line the eaves like gargoyles. What’s with all the cawing? UW team eavesdrops on crows 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z The 16 gargoyle guardians on the roof are five feet tall. Perspective | Cloud Atlases: What are those weird sculptures atop this Kalorama building? 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z I’m pretty sure the doorman hates his job, manning the lobby of my Brooklyn apartment with the granite stare of a gargoyle. The Doorman Speaks 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z One recent Friday afternoon, a sculptor was working on a Trump-faced gargoyle. Can the Gowanus Canal Survive Its Renaissance? 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z The Palace of Westminster's famous towers, gilt and gargoyles exude grandeur. What it's like to work in a crumbling Parliament 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z The twisted and mocking faces of the gargoyles serve as much to decorate as they do to evacuate rainwater. In Paris, worn-out Notre-Dame needs a makeover, and hopes you can help 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z All the statues, gargoyles and arcade games at the mansion were also included in the record deal. Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion was hedonistic headquarters for his brand 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z The archbishop of Paris is on a €100mfundraising drive to save the crumbling gargoyles and gothic arches of Notre Dame cathedral. €100m needed to save the gargoyles and gothic arches of Notre Dame 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z He dreamed of the Gothic spires and gargoyles on its campus long before he dreamed of East Egg and the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock. Grisham’s Caper Steals Fitzgerald’s Manuscripts: Could It Happen? 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z “Man, I’m surprised to hear that kind of disdain for a statue from a guy that looks that much like a church gargoyle.” Late-night hosts on Trump's week: 'He tends to retreat into alternate reality' 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Broken gargoyles and fallen balustrades replaced by plastic pipes and wooden planks. In Paris, worn-out Notre-Dame needs a makeover, and hopes you can help 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z This is a rigorous 2½-hour tour that includes a close-up look at many gargoyles, grotesques and other artisan creations. Religion events from around the Washington area 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Washington Cathedral Behind the Scenes See gargoyles and stained-glass windows and climb stairs for a panoramic view of the city. D.C. community calendar, July 27-Aug. 2, 2017 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Docents show slides of the building’s whimsical and sometimes fierce stone gargoyles and grotesques, followed by an outdoor tour. Religion events from around the Washington area 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Washington National Cathedral Behind the Scenes See gargoyles and stained-glass windows and climb stairs for a panoramic view of the city. D.C. community calendar, June 29-July 5, 2017 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Rigorous 2½-hour tour includes a close-up look at many gargoyles and grotesques. Religion events from around the Washington area 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Davis knows that putting on gargoyle drag is an artist’s choice, but it’s a gamble, too. “Feud”: A Bittersweet Beauty 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z The package also includes a building column and gargoyle that will come in handy for hard-core fans. Zadzooks 2016 Gift Guide for action-figure fans 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z I know about handicaps harder to cotton to, having stuttered terribly for decades, my face like a gargoyle’s, my mouth flabbering uncontrollably. Feeling My Way Into Blindness 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z This climb focuses on the cathedral’s two western towers and includes a close-up look at many gargoyles and grotesques about 125 feet above the ground. Religion events from around the Washington area 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z On some cups I made I drew a gargoyle and wrote under it....Inside every gargoyle is a beautiful woman. Longing for the Male Gaze 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Two decades after that first visit, Magdalen’s 15th-century cloisters, decorated with coats of arms and gargoyles, looked every bit as inspiring as I remembered, though deserted, the scholars no doubt scribing upstairs. A Trip Back to Oxford—Minus the Homework 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Gargoyle tour A slide show of Washington National Cathedral’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques, followed by an outdoor tour for ages 10 and older. Going Out Guide for the District of Columbia, Aug. 25-31, 2016 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The living gargoyles that populate her world are people you would recognize if you watch too much American cable news. A Dramatic Lesson About Political Actors 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Riders of “Rage of the Gargoyles” will become virtual reality fighter jet pilots as they battle gargoyles. New Jersey theme park to offer virtual reality coaster 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z A flock of living stone gargoyles and one angry Victorian spirit later, everything seems fine… until a familiar marshmallow-shaped face appears in the window. Dream Park: From giant robots to haptic spiders, the real future of virtual reality 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z “This is our dream house,” Ms. Novogratz said of the sandstone and brick home, which has a rust-colored exterior festooned with gargoyles and other elaborate designs. Brooklyn’s ‘Chiclet Mansion’ Gets a Redo 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z A gargoyle gecko, chunky with mottled red and black stripes, gargoyled atop her cage. Lots to Love About a Gecko 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z If dumped while on tour, he’d let that phone ring all night, and when ditched at home he’d sit staring at the wall for weeks like a gargoyle in sunglasses. Electric Light Orchestra – 10 of the best 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z These attributes bolster his claim that, in a field of Republican gargoyles, he is the likeliest to prevail in November. The moral of his story 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Bottom line: Those gargoyles at the front gate? Before and after: See how Dave Navarro's house went from rock n' roll to mainstream 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z It is whether, in modern America, he is quite the outlandish gargoyle that his critics suggest. The prophet of decline 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z A castellated turret and scowling gargoyles mark the Long Island City Clock Tower as one of Queens’s most treasured landmarks. New York Today: On the Clock 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z It also features other Gothic touches, like gargoyles, including one of Gilbert and one of Woolworth himself. The True History Behind North America’s Ministry of Magic Location 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z How she’d been discovered for modeling by a gargoyle of a man on a train. Lauren Groff and the Mythology of Marriage 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Docents show slides of the building’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques, followed by an outdoor tour; binoculars and cameras welcome. Religion events from around the Washington area 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z A gargoyle he may be, but Mr Moore is made up of recognisable parts. The prophet of decline 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Docents will show slides of the building’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques, followed by an outdoor tour; binoculars and cameras welcome. Religion events from around the Washington area 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Where there would be gargoyles on Notre Dame, the Totem of Confessions has the comical faces of hippos, baboons and toucans. The art of Burning Man: skeletons, temples and flaming Tetris 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Some facets have already been removed due to concern over their structural integrity, including a gargoyle and the weathervane from the top of the spire. National Churches Trust names 40 spires at risk - BBC News 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z Docents will show slides of the building’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques, followed by an outdoor tour to see Darth Vader and others; binoculars and cameras are welcome. Religion events from around the Washington area 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Docents will show slides of the building’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques, followed by an outdoor tour. binoculars and cameras are welcome. Religion events from around the Washington area 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The scene is pretty scary for a Disney movie: a giant gargoyle creature rises above a city at night and little trolls dance around in some kind of wild hellfire. Disney is turning Fantasia's Night on Bald Mountain into a live-action movie 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z It is made of red sandstone and granite, with turrets and wyverns, the winged statues that look like gargoyles. Old Red Museum in Dallas faces repair of leaks, storm damage 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z A docent shows slides of the building’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques, followed by an outdoor tour; binoculars and cameras welcome. Religion events from around the Washington area 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z But the gargoyles still glower atop the Long Island City clock tower, alongside its castellated turret, copper windows and granite shields. New Queens Plaza Skyscraper Gets Help From Historic Clock Tower Next Door 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z When Kimmy is disturbed by seeing her first selfie, Jacqueline takes her to her plastic surgeon, played by a deranged Martin Short, his face perverted into gargoyle features. A Rape-Survivor Sitcom 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z The earthquake shook numerous exterior stone finials, pinnacles and gargoyles, some of which toppled off and struck the ground or the cathedral’s roof. Some of Cathedral’s earthquake repair is finished. But more needs to be done. 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z "It's a passive threat," says Raby, "It's a visual trigger that's activating memories in you. Perhaps dead bodies, or gargoyles, or walking through a cemetery alone." I hate video games but I love the Oculus Rift 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z National Cathedral behind the scenes Age 11 and older, see gargoyles and stained-glass windows and climb a lot of stairs for a panoramic view of the city. D.C. community calendar, Nov. 6 to Nov. 13, 2014 The highlights: a 12-foot-tall charging centaur, Poseidon with diving dolphins, medieval guards, an archangel, gargoyles, a pirate and an owl. Life in the Venice Bordello Yes, that Neal Stephenson, the author who wrote the SciFi classic Snow Crash, where grotesque-looking "gargoyles" walk around wearing goggles and portable computer terminals to live nonstop in the virtual world. Watch the developer become god in this precursor to the Metaverse 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Looking for this freak show, with a face like a gargoyle? ‘Annabelle’ movie review: You’ve seen it all with this ugly, frightening doll Docents will show slides of whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques and then lead an outdoor tour of them. Religion events from around the Washington area The metal piece fell and knocked off a chunk of stone from a gargoyle that juts from a corner of the church's southeast tower, city officials said. Repairs to church under way after fatal accident 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z A historic Chicago church apologized Friday to the family of a woman who was killed Thursday when she was struck by crumbling pieces of a gargoyle that fell off the church steeple. Chicago Church Sorry for Falling Gargoyle That Killed Mom 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z A historic Chicago church apologized on Friday, a day after pieces of a gargoyle fell off the building's facade and killed a mother-of-two who was walking along the street. Chicago church laments after falling gargoyle kills woman 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Docents will show slides of whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques, then lead an outdoor tour. Religion events from across the Washington area Toulouse’ museums include the Fine Arts Museum, housed in a former convent guarded by a line of gargoyles. Southwestern France is rich in history and charm 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Washington National Cathedral behind the scenes, age 11 and older, see gargoyles and stained-glass windows and climb stairs for a panoramic view of the city. D.C. community calendar, Aug. 14-21, 2014 Sara Bean, 34, was walking to lunch with her fiancé Thursday when the gargoyle pieces fell on her. Chicago Church Sorry for Falling Gargoyle That Killed Mom 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Cathedral gargoyle tour,a docent shows slides of the building’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques, followed by an outdoor tour; binoculars and cameras welcome. D.C. community calendar, July 31-Aug. 7, 2014 A docent will show slides of the building’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques, then lead an outdoor tour. Religion events In the shadows, he moves with cat-like grace, flitting from pillar to gargoyle in silence. The 30 greatest British video games 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z A docent will show slides of the building’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques then continue with an outdoor tour of them. Religion events from around the Washington area A dwarf in a culture that prizes strength, he’s a demon, a gargoyle, a monster. RECAP: Game of Thrones Watch: Family Law 2014-05-12T03:23:08Z The work is allowing a new generation of minster stone carvers to leave their mark on the building and, slowly, the weathered grotesques and gargoyles are being replaced. Behind the scenes at the Minster 2014-03-16T02:22:35Z “All the other sidekicks live within their movies as characters, walk around, do things. The gargoyles only live when Quasimodo is alone with them.” Reaching My Autistic Son Through Disney 2014-03-07T16:11:44Z Cathedral gargoyle tour features a docent showing slides of the building’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques, followed by an outdoor tour. Washington area religion events 2013-08-23T20:23:44Z Mr Birss said a stonemason from an Edinburgh firm was contracted to create the new gargoyles. 'Alien' gargoyle on ancient abbey 2013-08-23T15:52:47Z These images almost certainly represent cases of pareidolia: the ‘gargoyle’s head’ image is most likely a gnarly tree-stump on the loch floor. Photos of the Loch Ness Monster, revisited 2013-07-10T15:15:00.793Z In May, three new gargoyles were lifted into position in the south aisle of the cathedral whilst the final phase of restoration is due to be finished in August. Cathedral invitation to sign roof 2013-07-07T12:09:56Z A docent will show slides of the building’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques, followed by an outdoor tour. Religion events from around the Washington area 2013-06-22T03:39:04Z See gargoyles and stained-glass windows; climb many stairs to view the city from on high. Washington area religion events 2013-05-24T23:32:58Z "Carving gargoyles is a rare opportunity for us to express ourselves creatively," said Pascal Mychalysin. Three new gargoyles for cathedral 2013-05-08T22:47:27Z And that shrouded bedroom with the bat-eared gargoyles whose eyes followed her round the room. Sonic estate 2013-04-10T17:21:05.490Z We see the effects of this in our daily lives; in my university built largely in the late 1800s, few gargoyles still have faces. We have the global warming answer 2013-01-20T17:00:00Z The campus gargoyle statue held piles of oranges, DeKalb signs offered congrats and good luck messages, and her dorm's lights were lit orange this month. NIU students head to Miami on buses 2012-12-30T23:37:00Z The National Cathedral suffered about US$20 million in structural damage, including fallen statues and cracked gargoyles. Seismic Risk in Eastern U.S. May Be Higher Than Previously Thought 2012-11-07T22:15:04.083Z Graphics Jolly cooperation helped me kill the gargoyles, since my mouse and keyboard kept killing me. Why Dark Souls On PC Will Be The Best Version Ever - Eventually 2012-08-24T18:33:02Z It’s bristling with lego flying buttresses, lego gargoyles, lego battlements and lego towers, and it’s surrounded by defensive lego walls. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z As president of the Anonymous Arts Recovery Society, Mr. Karp trundled about New York in a beat-up Jeep looking for gargoyles, capitals and cornices from buildings that had been torn down. Ivan Karp, Pop Art Dealer, Dies at 86 2012-06-29T04:22:58Z The house was decorated with soaring marble mantels and high-back chairs with gargoyles on their arms and tapestried upholstery. Big City: Beach Town of Eclectics 2012-05-26T14:29:39Z Here is a prescription: pulverize a gargoyle in a deep mortar, shred one carefully, mix with ample wheat and milk, add salt, bake two hours, serve piping hot. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z K. Pacho has lots of atmosphere, starting with a gargoyle statue bathed in red light at the entrance. | New Hyde Park: A Review of K. Pacho, in New Hyde Park 2012-04-07T04:20:10Z Other places are the arches, chiefly of doorways; bosses of groining, and the horizontal corners of pillar plinths; exteriorly, the gargoyles are most full of meaning, seconded by the corbels of the corbel-table. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z As a memento of the expedition he knocked off a stone gargoyle from above the porchway of the temple. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z High on the wall over the door that opens on to the garden two grotesque gargoyles look down on a finely sculptured bas-relief of the Virgin and Child. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z No more with the thorough satisfaction of the past could he conduct the American traveller through the ancient crypt, or dilate to the Marquis of Bicester's visitors upon the beauty of the quaint gargoyles. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z No more with the thorough satisfaction of hitherto could he conduct the American traveller through the ancient crypt, or dilate upon the beauty of the quaint gargoyles to the Marquis of Bicester's visitors. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z One of the best series of modern antiques of this kind is a set of gargoyles at St. Nicholas’s, Abingdon, executed about 1881, of which I think it worth while to append a warning sample. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z Its gargoyles and turrets were admirable to behold--but, alas! its foundations were of sand. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z But as I sat there, the subject of a "pleasant interview"—meeting smile with smile—I actually ached to kick that red gargoyle down the stairs. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z But nothing would appease that scandalized row of gargoyles, whose violent rudeness seemed to us the greater desecration. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z The southern porch is beautifully proportioned, and the gargoyles extraordinary specimens of birds and beasts, apparently under the same inspiration as the Swavesey finials. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z An excellent conception, well carried out, is in a mask which is one of a series of late carvings alternating with the gargoyles of Ewelme. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z Why don't you fatten her up, and devour her, the old gargoyle? The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Once more the boy had become stiff in his attitude, and his face seemed a gargoyle of hatred. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z The man in command of the police listened to this in silence and with a face that shewed no more expression than a stone gargoyle. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z She disclosed this while sipping tea from a green mug, as she nestled in an antique chair with carved wooden gargoyles for armrests. Kristin Jones, Persistent Public Artist, Plans Tree Project 2011-12-17T16:31:03Z But in some portions of structure, as the gargoyles, and in the woodwork of the choirs, the grotesque still held its own. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z The little whelp could not keep time to the music, and his possession of Persis was as grotesque as the presence of a gargoyle on a cathedral. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z In medieval work the gutter rested partly on the top of the wall and partly on corbel tables, and the water was discharged through gargoyles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z You wait till you’re clean through this ailment of yours before I sanction you going into any damp old vault to look at gargoyles.” The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z When Kate puts on her Sunday gown And goes to church all in her best, The watchful gargoyles looking down Relax their most forbidding frown, And smile with kindly interest. Poems 2011-11-14T03:00:17.707Z However that may have been, Noyes is rich in ancient lattice and stained glass, and curious lead-work and gargoyle. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z But cathedrals are thick with gargoyles, and life is full of such pairings. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z In the 13th century, we’d be carving gargoyles on a Gothic cathedral. Letters: Letters: The Reluctance to Invest 2011-10-15T20:42:57Z Why these rotten old gargoyles with their noses rubbed off—you’ll soon know them all by heart, be able to write a book about them, and all that sort of thing. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z Twenty minutes later I got down opposite my old place with the gargoyles and terra-cotta ornaments. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z Its deep innerness, its passionate aspiration, its whimsicality, and its quaint decorative exuberance, expressed alike in angels and gargoyles, found and touched a vibrating chord in his heart. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z Such gutters were made of stone; they ran along below the roof to catch the rain-water, and were pierced here and there with long gargoyles carved in the form of grotesque creatures with gaping jaws. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The snow-cap on the brink, with the water gushing forth from under it, has much the appearance of a gigantic alabaster gargoyle. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z Above rises a balustrade with fantastic gargoyles with the pinnacles and fleurons of the window gables all very ornate, the whole topped off with a roofing of slate. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z So, passionate and unresting, I prayed among my swags and emblems and gargoyles. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z At Pompeii large numbers of terra-cotta gargoyles have been found which were modelled in the shape of various animals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z And now, after all the years, Fate grinned at him like a gargoyle from the cloud, holding the thunderbolt to destroy him! The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z The water may pour in rivulets from off his cap, and run down his forehead and from the end of his gargoyle of a nose, but no drop ever seems to wet his skin. The Other Fellow 2011-08-23T02:00:31.420Z Gothic decoration marks our buildings—the pointed arch, mullions and gargoyles. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z The gables and the roof, the curious mullioned windows, the chimney-stacks, the coat of arms and fantastic gargoyles, then the trees and arbours grew upon the paper. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Wherefore the old monks, seeing that all life came to the church in their day, carved fantastic faces on the gargoyles grinning down, sneering and mocking at it. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z If a gargoyle be broken or choked so that no water comes through it, they will use it, but not otherwise. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Sam sat beside her, looking straight ahead more like a gargoyle than ever, afraid to wink for fear the salt drops would carom from his bony cheeks. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z Then it rained a great rain, every gargoyle spouting, every gap and pipe gurgling full. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z She got in among a knot of those doleful chaps, all neck and spectacles, regular gargoyles, you know, and played the very mischief. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z For a moment it was a gargoyle, and then it was the head of a white horse. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z There's an illustrated article on gargoyles and the like, which will interest you. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z The smile on his mouth was like the carved smile on the mouth of some hideous Japanese mask, and his eyes resembled the eyes of a gargoyle. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Carlton made a dive for the other gargoyle; but this was a peculiarly sinister face; and Georgie's tears only ran the faster. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z It is useless to attempt to describe this vast structure whose buttresses, turrets, gargoyles, canopies and tracery are innumerable and bewildering. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z Steadily she faced him, cool and firm as a granite gargoyle, but his nostrils flared, his teeth gleamed under his grey mustache, and, tilting back his chair, he laughed unpleasantly. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z The gargoyles exhibit strange conceits; chiselled to represent a fiddler—a bagpiper—a man holding a pig—a fiend griping a terrified sinner—a lion thrusting his tongue out—and others equally incongruous. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z It was a very gargoyle on the fair fabric of the earth, except that it served the opposite uses of attracting rather than banishing the evil spirits about it. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z And there upon the shelf stood his gargoyles deep in dust. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z When they stepped into the bedroom Thorkell drew the midwife aside to a table on which a large candle stood in a tall brass candlestick, with gruesome gargoyles carved on the base and upper flange. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z All the inmates of the house were to her abhorrent, but the gargoyle was a loathsome, soulless, pitiless beast, only not a fool. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z Those gargoyles and saints around the top stick their heads out pretty interested-like, don't they? Seeing France with Uncle John 2011-02-26T03:00:47.827Z The noise he made was little better than the screech of wind roaring through the hollow mouthpiece of some gargoyle of the roof-gutter. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z The toothless mouth, which never closed, had often reminded Mr. Carlton of one of his own gargoyles. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Numerous grotesque gargoyles dot the eaves and gables, though whether of the spout variety or mere symbols of superstition one can hardly tell with accuracy when viewed from the ground level. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z She could rise to prosperity and become like the gargoyle, but the prospect sickened her. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z There are older buildings that take water management to a high art, like the century-old Woolworth Building, with spouts disguised as gargoyles to direct water away from the facade. When Water, Cold, Gravity and a Building Come Together 2011-02-03T04:35:29Z Nietzsche is the kind of sublime genius to whom Upton Sinclair is nothing but a gargoyle; yet the expulsion of Nietzsche was also required. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z It was a gargoyle of his own making, meant for the vestry door in the south transept. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z He looked like a leering gargoyle, as grotesque as any on Notre Dame. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z At each end, projecting from the sloping slate roof, was a grotesque decorative gargoyle. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z A moment later, when the old man returned, she was, to all appearances, absorbed in the contemplation of an extremely repellent gargoyle. Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z I got snagged, found myself stuck on a facility gutter, and squatted there like an airy gargoyle. George Saunders: “Escape from Spiderhead.” 2010-12-13T05:00:00Z It had the wrong kind of cunning: as amateurs will, Carlton had picked up his fancy craft at the fancy end: gargoyles were his specialty, and an even surface beyond him. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Needless to say, by this time some horrible abuse about her was racing all over the internet like a headless gargoyle. It's not Alex Ferguson you should feel sorry for, it's Vanessa Perroncel 2010-10-20T09:43:00Z As she watched in amazement, the man approached the gargoyle. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z I asked Kevin when, breath recovered, I noticed that there were carvings all over the place that sure looked like gargoyles to me. | Closer to Heaven 2010-08-05T15:33:00Z The name of the building with the enormous gargoyles? App Smart: Seeing the World Through Phone Apps Like Goggles and Layar 2010-07-28T17:29:00Z Other species the team discovered included a new black-and-white butterfly related to the monarch, a new flowering shrub and a bent-toed gecko with a face like a gargoyle. Species Found in New Guinea's Foja Mountains Rain Forest 2010-05-19T14:35:00Z Other species that the team discovered included a new black-and-white butterfly related to the monarch, a new flowering shrub and a bent-toed gecko with a face like a gargoyle. Found in New Guinea: A Menagerie of New Critters 2010-05-18T18:30:00Z “I’m sure I saw him remove an object from inside the gargoyle!” Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z Deliberately he set his own features into the baleful stamp of deadly threat, until his expression was as wicked and ugly as a gargoyle of hatred. The Law of Hemlock Mountain A strange apparition, grey and dusty hair, and the dirty pink dress unhooked to show the stringy throat, a discoloured gargoyle, presently to begin spouting incomprehensible abuse. The Wonderful Visit While Katrine painted fairies, Gwethyn would be drawing grinning gargoyles or goblins, with a spirited dash about the lines, and much humour in the expression of the faces. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life The masses are often simple, but the individual features are overladen with an extravagant amount of ornament, and, as in France, many things which are essentially Gothic, such as pinnacles, gargoyles, and parapets, are retained. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance Actually, he hid the bonds in the gargoyle, knowing that if they were found there, no blame would be likely to fall upon him. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z Waterspouts stood out like gargoyles, and slanting tiled roofs were full of colouring. Glories of Spain The moon temporarily clouded over by the autumnal fog made the corbels and gargoyles and sculptured figures above the cloisters take on a grotesque vivacity, as the vapors curled around them. Sinister Street, vol. 2 I want to sketch you for a gargoyle—a melancholy one this time. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life A cabman leaned over from his box like a gargoyle. Sinister Street, vol. 1 The grinning gargoyles stood out in dark relief, and as she gazed at them, she suddenly saw a shadowy figure moving stealthily toward the one nearest the open door leading from Mr. Rhett’s private office. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z And there was something so grotesquely miserable about his loneliness—something so like a grinning gargoyle, solitary in its elevation—that I was drawn to him without much conscious effort. The Seven-Branched Candlestick The Schooldays of Young American Jew Lonsdale was on the roof of Cloisters trying to kill a gargoyle with hurtling syphons. Sinister Street, vol. 2 He ripped a gargoyle loose from the mortar that held it and dropped it over the parapet. The Frightened Planet The gargoyles and brasses and effigies of dead knights called to him mysteriously, but the inappropriate juxtaposition of an early Victorian tomb shocked him with a sense of sacrilege. Sinister Street, vol. 1 If he had hid the bonds in the gargoyle, it would be natural for him to wonder if they still were safe after this storm! Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z The church tower - with its saddleback roof, its balustrade and its gargoyles - emerges above the roofs of the village. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album Pauline looked up to reassure herself that the steeple was not toppling from the tower; as she did so a gargoyle grinned down at her. Plashers Mead A Novel For a while it hovered alongside a great stone gargoyle that peered down into the street below. The Frightened Planet On missal-marge and sign-board, on stall and entablature, in gargoyle and initial, the grotesque displayed itself in an infinite variety of forms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" The gargoyle near the door had drawn Penny’s attention. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z Its corners are adorned with Gothic gargoyles shaped as dogs, wolves and imaginary animals. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album In a slabbed-in recess, water was pouring through a shapeless stone gargoyle, into a trough; which trough again dripped into the tank. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel A row of gargoyles surmounts each storey of the fa�ade, which is also ornamented by sculptured friezes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The man in the doorway was sunburned to a lobster-red, and had features like those of some gargoyle. The Brightener Also they stare at me like they were gargoyles and whisper the one to the other. Seeds of Pine A Gothic gargoyle at another angle of the balustrade hiding the base of the saddleback roof of the tower. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album Here were crowns of pounded yellow gold; here were gargoyle masks made of the same yellow metal; masks that sparkled with gems. Sinister Paradise Above them, gargoyles leer demoniacally over the heads of devout cherubim. Cathedrals of Spain The whole was clothed with stone fiorituri fantastically fashioned, like d�bris from the workshop of some brutal sculptor: dog’s heads, devils, stone trees, and gargoyles broken in the making. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) All Edmonton was assembled to see the sight, while scores of Indians squatted around and stared like gargoyles. Seeds of Pine A Gothic gargoyle at another angle of the balustrade hiding the base of the saddleback roof of the tower. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album He was too young to be her father, unless the moonlight greatly deceived me, and he resembled her as much as I do one of the gargoyles on Notre Dame de Paris. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier In front of me the great wall of the cathedral stood grim and grey, and the gargoyles looked savagely across the square.... Orientations And in their imperturbable, diabolical serenity the old fellows remained sitting on their perch, as uncanny as the stone gargoyles on the towers of Notre Dame in Paris. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 The nain is a figure fearsomely Celtic in its hideousness, resembling the gargoyles which peer down upon the traveller from the carven ‘top-hamper’ of so many Breton churches. Legends & Romances of Brittany The gargoyles 228 had been transformed into great false noses, drooping towards the point. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) From the front rank of the crowd, there sprang up a great male creature with the face of a gargoyle and the body of a jungle giant. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 Ferocious gargoyles, highly excited dolphins, improper, pot-bellied little cupids, and mermaids without a shred of character, seemed about to pounce out from banister, alcove, bookcase, cozy corner and china closet. In the Heart of a Fool Heads of beasts project beneath the aisle cornice as gargoyles. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia The lucarnes, or attic casements, are guarded on either side by gargoyles grim of aspect, or perhaps by griffins holding the shield-borne arms of dead and gone seigneurs. Legends & Romances of Brittany A rusty iron chute on wooden legs came flying, like a monstrous gargoyle, across the parapet. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) He shrieked something at the gargoyle ape, and they flung their arms high in a commanding, mighty signal which was directed across the nightmare legion of ape-men, to the drums. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 The two gargoyles at the other end of the room sprang to life and started swiftly toward Martin. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story “The place I always go when I’ve finished a picture is a little café under the shadow of Notre Dame, where I get cakes and beer and an excellent perspective on all my favorite gargoyles.” Outside Inn Motionless as rocks, frightening as gargoyles, they waited, eyes glowing with hellish excitement. Novice The legs were short and bowed, the hands stubby claws; the face, puckered even in unconsciousness, was that of a gargoyle in pain. The Passing of Ku Sui The earliest gargoyles are merely orifices with a lip to shoot the water well away from the fabric. Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them I can’t sit out two dances with a debutante before this nightmare is looking over my shoulder, grinning like a gargoyle and counting up the number of millions you are going to leave me.” Officer 666 The screeching gargoyles, instead, devoted all their efforts to merely hurling their attenuated bodies on the two men as though they wished to capture them alive. The Red Hell of Jupiter They were men—there was no mistaking that—men of normal size, but they were so helmeted and incased in a curious type of armor that for a moment he believed them gargoyles. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 A lovely Jewess, leaning like a gargoyle, violently threatened some Ikey in the unlovely street below. The Paliser case The true gargoyle, however, was quickly evolved from this primitive form, and consists of two parts, the lower one forming the channel, the upper one being the cover. Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them These sculptured animals may be merely another expression of symbols of superstition, and if so are far more pleasing than some of the hideous and monstrous gargoyles ofttimes seen. The Cathedrals of Northern France Grotesque gargoyles cling to every corner, and each projection and angle is turned to ornament in fine designs of cut stone. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 Like a gargoyle gone mad it reeled back towards the startled rank of spearmen. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 It is carved as a gargoyle in the stone-work of a church, and the head of the Grand Old Man has been turned into a match-box. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 This is made apparent in the study of an old church, whereof every portion—door, window, bench-end, carving, gargoyle—has hidden about it some suggestion of beautiful thought, or some distinct and appropriate symbolism. Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them It will give a wonderful and whimsical conception of those weird gargoyles and devils, which have only to be seen to awaken a new interest in what this great writer has put forth. The Cathedrals of Northern France Pure Gothic, say—" "Stained glass and gargoyles instead of whiskey? Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 Jung Sin jerked forward, driven by the madness that twisted his face into gargoyle hideousness. When the Sleepers Woke The subject of gargoyles recalls another witticism, which, however, has the light touch that failed. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 And once in a pinch,––they are labouring under a peltering rain,––he stops as is his wont to remind Shakib of the Arabic saying, “From the dripping ceiling to the running gargoyle.” The Book of Khalid Massive furniture, chairs, tables, settees, of teak, of ebony and dark mahogany, with deep carvings, glaring gargoyles and hideous masks, were arranged with an apparent lack of plan. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China Then the hearer who had listened paled to the roots of his shaggy hair and his gargoyle face became a mask of tragic fury. The Roof Tree St. Martin's Church has a set of curious gargoyles, while portions of a nunnery, dedicated to St. Clare, are said to have been built into the walls of one of the houses. The Cornish Riviera The Colonel paused and repeated, "I say the hon. gentleman, the Member for Northampton, is a political gargoyle." The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 That old gargoyle had insulted him, had insulted the house of Gobignon, had insulted King Louis. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Fine pieces of screen architecture, exquisite portions of the capitals, delightful gargoyles, lay in profusion all around: but the whole building could be reconstructed in all its majesty, only by an effort of the imagination. Too Old for Dolls A Novel So the wounded man fought back the sense of clear and persistent reality, which had altered kindly features into a gargoyle of vindictiveness, and lay unmoving until Rowlett rose and turned his back. The Roof Tree Very curious are the corbels of the dripstones and the grotesquely carved gargoyles. Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch Instantly I drew a flag from my pouch, tied it to the point of my sabre, and stepped out along the projecting snout of a gargoyle. The Maids of Paradise A huge gilt clock face shone below the upper gallery, at each corner of which sprang a stone gargoyle. Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders A narrow lane passes beside the high wall which conceals from sight the palace of the archbishop and beneath the flying buttresses, the far-projecting gargoyles, and the fine south porch of the church. A Little Tour of France He shook hands with Burford, of whose life he had been the plague during his childhood, proclaimed him as hardy and unchanging as a gargoyle, and instructed him where to find man and luggage. The Rough Road The world appeared peopled with horrible gargoyles that resembled Stelton and that leered and gibbered at her everywhere. The Free Range The Countess de Vassart had come up to where I was standing on the gargoyle, balanced over the gulf below. The Maids of Paradise Life-size Buddhas, enthroned on the sacred lotus, rise above the crumbling altars of five hundred arcaded shrines, and stone stairways ascend from every side, beneath sharply-curved arches bordered with masks or gargoyles. Through the Malay Archipelago The gargoyles, the medallions, the statuettes, the festoons are like the elaboration of some precious cabinet rather than the details of a building exposed to the weather and to the ages. A Little Tour of France It is like Socrates, that head; and like a gargoyle on the tower of Notre Dame. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations Before the eyes of my gargoyles, In the sound of my forgotten songs, They will take it. Spectra A Book of Poetic Experiments I had been overtaken by a sudden storm, the rain-floods dashing from the gargoyles on to the rough ground of the solitary, wooded mound. Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life Oh, gracious—don't, Foxy, you little black gargoyle! The Rose-Garden Husband The place was empty and silent; shadows of gargoyles, of extraordinary projections, were thrown across the clear grey surfaces. A Little Tour of France Men with household furniture heaped camelwise on their shoulders trudged stoically over the rough cobbles, with the flame of the fire bronzing their faces into the outlines of a gargoyle. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror He stared at the suddenly awakened monsters as the sexton of a church might stare if one of his gargoyles suddenly spoke to him. Gold Out of Celebes The slim bronze men beat the hour again, But only the gargoyles up in the hard blue air heed them. American Poetry, 1922 A Miscellany |
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