It's also one of the most distinctive elements of the city's skyline, with its Gothic towers, its elaborate stained glass windows and - for the past seven years - its scaffolding. Its staff is currently preparing for its annual Christmas services, and visitors regularly flock there to see the final resting place of President Woodrow Wilson, Helen Keller, and other notables. Washington National Cathedral, a towering Gothic cathedral in the nation's capital, was in the national spotlight earlier this month when it hosted President George H.W.'s Bush's state funeral. It is worth looking up.After the Washington National Cathedral was damaged in an earthquake seven years ago, master stone masons are still working to repair the intricate Gothic stonework on its iconic towers. If you plan to visit, bring a good pair of binoculars or a zoom lens. Many go to the cathedral to see the interior. A more traditional one Making fun of the cathedral visitors? Part man -part hooved beast Appears to be a bagpiper Angel rat They do not have a pipe protruding from a mouth. Grotesques are like gargoyles, except they are more for decoration. Two heads are better than one Man-like creature with big eyebrows Stick a fork in it- fishlike? Definitely scary Grotseques Monster with curlers? Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? The purpose is to lead the water away from the building. Gargoyles have pipes going through a section of their body, usually the mouth. It is very high up and one would need good binoculars to locate it.įor help locating the Darth Vader grotesque look here: Gargoyles It is high up on the dark side of northwest tower of the cathedral. They didn’t seem so sure of its exact location themselves. I asked the guards at the Cathedral where it was located. I heard they had a Darth Vader grotesque. One such place that is doing that is that National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Today as some places replace ones that are wearing down in the elements, they may put in place ones based on real people or even characters from stories. Gargoyles and grotesques of long ago were frequently scary images of monsters and mythical creatures.
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