Similar pieces were also seen on the sides of Greek temples, these figures were often carved into the shape of lions, eagles and other ferocious animals of the Aegean sea and regions explored by their empires adventurers. Gargoyles were placed on the roofs of Egyptian temples where their mouths served as a spout for water. There is even evidence of a 13,000-year-old stone crocodile found in what is now Turkey is considered to be the oldest gargoyle in existence!

These gargoyles were constructed out of terracotta clay and other stone working as well.

However, some gargoyles are much older., dating back to ancient Greece, Etruscans, Egyptians and Rome. Many people believe Gargoyles originated as architectural features designed to flow water away from the sides of a building, to preserve the walls, as we remember the classic medieval monsters on Churches etc. Originally conceived as carved representations wrought from stone to protect gothic structures across Europe, could these creatures actually exist in the real world? Did they at one time come to life at night? Or could they be inspired from all to real encounters of our ancient past, protectors from something real? Even more curious, in modern times witnesses are reporting massive winged beasts, grotesquely shaped and described only as Gargoyles! Many mythologies sprang up about these fearsome stone statues, legends of such creatures changing from their typical form otesque guardians, brought to life by divine powers of the universe.

The immense architecture of the Notre Dame struck awe into the hearts of the residents it surrounded, but one such feature did this more so than any other, that of the grotesque faces of the many gargoyles found perched on corners and high up ledges of the Cathedral, the telltale guardians of the city and of the building itself. In 1137, one of the most impressive cathedrals of Paris was completed.

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