Gargoyles
One of the great delights of city life is being able to look up and find a whimsical or horrific stone face above a doorway, on a parapet or a wall. This is collection of some of my favorites. Included are gargoyles, grotesques, bas relief and other architectural ornamentation.
Pisces, Stockholm.
Creature biting Man's Ear, London.
Mythical Bird, New York City.
Bull's Head by Borglum, Brooklyn.
Lion Face, New York City.
Winged Dragon, Brooklyn
Gargoyle, Brooklyn.
Fish, New York City
Green Man Face, Brooklyn.
Griffin Holding Shield, New York City.
Team of Horses, Brooklyn.
Imp Corbel, New York City.
Lobster Bas Relief, Stockholm
Man/Goat Face, Brooklyn
Winged Gargoyle, Brooklyn.
Seahorses, Nova Scotia.
Sad Cherub.
Rooster Gargoyle, Wales.
Man/Fish, Washington, DC.