Much as been written and said about the grand reopening and restoration of France's Notre Dame, perhaps the world’s most famous cathedral, but for its famous gargoyles this is far from their ...

The six new stone gargoyles are being installed to protect one of the oldest parts of the cathedral, by channelling rain water from the roof away from the side of the building. However ...

The National Cathedral, which towers over Washington ... The devil (or in this case, the divine) is in the details: 112 gargoyles and 288 angels keep watch over visitors, while 215 stained glass ...

The fact that something as fragile as glass supports so much stone is an amazing part of the cathedral's design. Notre-Dame's gargoyles are very famous. These ugly-looking statues are there for a ...

A workshop was set up in front of the cathedral to repair and where necessary replace these statues. Five of the gargoyles (products of Viollet-le-Duc’s imagination) were scanned by computer ...

Designed in the Gothic style, the Washington National Cathedral sits surrounded by ... keeping a close eye out for gargoyles (there's one of Darth Vader!). Step inside to admire the building's ...