Category:Gargoyles in Vienne (Isère)
In popular speech the term gargoyle refers to decorative sculpted figures depicting fantastic creatures on an edifice. In architecture, the term is applied only to those sculptures whose purpose is or was to redirect rainwater away from the walls of the building. When such figures are purely decorative, they are called grotesques or chimeras.
Media in category "Gargoyles in Vienne (Isère)"
The following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total.
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Abbaye de Saint-André-le-Bas.jpg 4,160 × 3,120; 2.29 MB
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Gargoyles (Saint-André-le-bas) xii.jpg 2,249 × 2,718; 1.29 MB
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Gargoyles (Saint-André-le-bas, Vienne) ii.jpg 2,616 × 3,488; 1.65 MB
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Gargoyles (Saint-André-le-bas, Vienne) iii.jpg 2,736 × 3,648; 619 KB
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Gargoyles (Saint-André-le-bas, Vienne) iv.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 1.41 MB
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Gargoyles (Saint-André-le-bas, Vienne) ix.jpg 2,736 × 3,648; 734 KB
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Gargoyles (Saint-André-le-bas, Vienne) v.jpg 2,553 × 3,455; 1.16 MB
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Gargoyles (Saint-André-le-bas, Vienne) vi.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 1.62 MB
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Gargoyles (Saint-André-le-bas, Vienne) vii.jpg 2,736 × 2,736; 683 KB
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Gargoyles (Saint-André-le-bas, Vienne) viii.jpg 2,736 × 3,648; 608 KB
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Gargoyles (Saint-André-le-bas, Vienne) x.jpg 2,736 × 3,648; 1.7 MB
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Gargoyles (Saint-André-le-bas, Vienne) xi.jpg 2,736 × 3,648; 1.74 MB
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Gargoyles (Saint-André-le-bas, Vienne).jpg 3,543 × 2,577; 608 KB
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Gargoyles (Saint-Maurice) ii.jpg 2,736 × 3,648; 2.6 MB
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Gargoyles (Saint-Maurice) iii.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 1.51 MB
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Gargoyles (Saint-Maurice) iv.jpg 3,597 × 2,736; 1.28 MB
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Gargoyles (Saint-Maurice) v.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 1.61 MB
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Gargoyles (Saint-Maurice) vi.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 1.49 MB
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Gargoyles (Saint-Maurice).jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 2.38 MB
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La rue de la table ronde à Vienne.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 2.78 MB
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Vienne - Cathédrale Saint-Maurice - Tour sud - Gargouille 01.jpeg 3,456 × 2,592; 4.62 MB
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Vienne - Cathédrale Saint-Maurice - Tour sud - Gargouille 02.jpeg 3,456 × 2,592; 4.12 MB
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Vienne - Iglesia de St-André-le-bas - Detalle torre 01.JPG 1,024 × 768; 222 KB
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Vienne - Iglesia de St-André-le-bas - Detalle torre 02.JPG 1,024 × 768; 224 KB