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Paris Evolving Under the Gaze of Notre Dame’s Gargoyles

Thursday, July 23, 2009

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Paris Evolving Under the Gaze of Notre Dame’s Gargoyles

They sit perched atop dizzying heights, often unnoticed by human eyes but ever watchful of our movements. They have outlived us by centuries and under their gaze the story of a city's sins and changing face can be told. The gargoyles of the famous Notre Dame Cathedral – half man, half beast – preside over Paris, and have done so since the medieval era. To them, whole generations pass in the blink of a stony eye.

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