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# Gargoyle

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A Gargoyle is a grotesque statue. It is used to get water away from a building, when it rains. Very often, figures have been made. These figures spew out the collected water. Most gargoyles were made a long time ago.

There are not very many gargoyles made today. Now, most houses can use gutters to move water. There are not a lot of gargoyles in America, as most of the are in Europe.

Gargoyles at Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, France | Gargoyle at the cathedral in Pisa,Italy | A gargoyle in Antwerpen,Belgium | A gargoyle on the Mausoleum for Queen Loise-Marie, in Oostende, Belgium

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