Glossary · G
Gargoyle
Also called gargoyles
A projecting spout, usually carved as a grotesque creature, that throws rainwater from a gutter clear of the wall.
See also: Flying buttress
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Romanesque and Gothic.
Nearby in the glossary
Gallery · Gambrel · Garbhagriha · Gardenesque · Gavaksha · Geodesic dome · Geometric mean · Geometric tracery