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Gargoyles, North Tower, Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, Paris, France

Gargoyles and chimera at the top of the 69m high North Tower, built 1235-50, at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The gargoyles serve to direct rainwater through their gaping mouths away from the cathedral walls, but the chimeras and strange mythical creatures also protect the cathedral by warding off evil. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Gargoyles and chimera at the top of the 69m high North Tower, built 1235-50, at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The gargoyles serve to direct rainwater through their gaping mouths away from the cathedral walls, but the chimeras and strange mythical creatures also protect the cathedral by warding off evil. Picture by Manuel Cohen