image credit: BenAveling ccIn architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone grotesque, usually made of granite, with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building thereby preventing rainwater from running down masonry walls and eroding the mortar between.
Gargoyles are usually an elongated fantastic animal because the length of the gargoyle determines how far water is thrown from the wall. Here's a collection of gargoyles and grotesques from around the world.
