On 6/9/06, Jim Klein <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>
> On a closer look, they're gargoyles, four on each end. I never saw
> gargoyles like this before.

technically gargoyles are nothing more than waterspouts that allow
water to be drained off the roof of a structure.
"Gargoyle A waterspout, usually in the form of an ugly creature,
sticking out from the gutter of a building."
http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/discover/glossary.shtml

other definitions can be found here

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3Agargoyle&btnG=Google+Search



-- 
Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
Richmond, Va

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