Paris - Sainte-Chapelle

Paris - Sainte-Chapelle
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Patricia particularly likes to visit the European Cathedrals and on top of our list are the gargoyles of Notre Dame and beneath a spire on Sainte-Chapelle. I am curious how the gargoyles became so identified with the religious architecture of the times.

When you look at Versailles, the underlying theme is Greek gods and their struggle in nature and with water. In contrast the fierce threat of gargoyles are popular with the cathedrals of Christendom.