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Are gargolyes still common on buildings today?

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While the term gargoyle is most often applied to medieval work, buildings have always required a means of throwing the water off roofs, at least when not conveyed in gutters. In Egypt gargoyles ejected the water used in the washing of the sacred vessels. In Greek temples, the water from roofs passed through the mouths of lions. At Pompeii many terra cotta gargoyles were found that are modelled in the shape of animals.

 


 

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