Gargoye with a spout sticking out its mouth, a functional rainspout on the facade of Gloucester Cathedral , Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
A gargoyle is a carved or formed grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building, thereby preventing rainwater from running down masonry walls and eroding the mortar between. Architects often used multiple gargoyles on a building to divide the flow of rainwater off the roof to minimize the potential damage from a rainstorm. A trough is cut in the back of the gargoyle and rainwater typically exits through the open mouth.
Size: 5348px × 3701px
Location: Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom,Europe
Photo credit: © Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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