gargoyle

gargoyl, canavar figürü, canavar heykeli

a grotesque, often frightening figure used as a decorative element, especially on medieval buildings

The museum displayed a medieval gargoyle that resembled a snarling beast.

• Children were both fascinated and frightened by the gargoyle perched on the castle wall.
• In the video game, players must avoid the animated gargoyle that guards the treasure.
• Scholars argue that the gargoyle served both practical and symbolic purposes in Gothic cathedrals.
• The contemporary sculpture reinterprets the traditional gargoyle as a commentary on urban decay.

• gargoyle figure · gargoyle figürü The garden features a large gargoyle figure that looks like a stone monster.
• gargoyle motif · gargoyle teması The designer incorporated a gargoyle motif into the modern office lobby.

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