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Gargoyle. The guardian spirit of Notre Dame Cathedral

Replica, France, Paris

In the Middle Ages, such chimerical creatures were part of the architectural decor and were considered the guardians of Gothic cathedrals.

The gargoyle is a fantasy and horror monster inspired by the gargoyle architectural element. While they were believed in mythology to frighten away evil spirits, the idea of such statues physically coming to life is a more recent notion. Like golems, they are usually made of magically animated or transformed stone, but have animal or chimera traits and are often guardians of a place such as a cathedral or castle. They can also be depicted as vessels for demonic possession or as a living species resembling statues.

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Ages of Love - a copy of Thorvaldsen's bas-relief

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B. Thorvaldsen, Denmark, 1824.

Original: marble. Copenhagen, Thorvaldsen Museum

Lamassu — sumerian sphinx, winged bull.

Replica. Made of terracotta.

Mesopotamia, Karkemish. XII century. BC.

Among the Sumerians and Assyrians, the Sphinx was the keeper of the doors. Winged geniuses with the body of a bull or lion and with a human head guarded the entrance to cities and temples and symbolized vigilance and strength.