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GARGOYLE [3 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

gargoyle : an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

gargouille : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Elements
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

A water spout projecting from the gutter of a building, so that it throws the rainwater clear of the wall.

OBS

The end of the gargoyle was often carved to represent grotesque heads or beasts, as in the famous examples at Notre-Dame, Paris.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'architecture
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Petit canal ou gouttière de rejet des eaux de pluie vers l'extérieur, en l'absence de descentes d'eaux pluviales [...]

OBS

[...] la gargouille a souvent fait l'objet d'ornements (chimères).

OBS

On distingue la gargouille non saillante (généralement ornée d'un mascaron ou d'un mufle) de la gargouille saillante (tuyau ou demi-tuyau souvent en forme de figure fantastique, sortant de la bouche d'une gargouille non saillante et rejetant l'eau à distance des murs).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos arquitectónicos
  • Techos (Elementos de edificios)
DEF

Canalón en ménsula con forma quimérica, que sobresale de la parte superior de un edificio y que arroja hacia afuera el agua de lluvia.

OBS

Quizás este elemento arquitectónico reciba su nombre del ruido que hace el agua al salir por la boca de la figura quimérica, que recuerda a las gárgolas.

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Record 3 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Elements
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

A short tube used to direct storm water from gutters, balconies, exterior galleries, etc., so that the water will fall clear of the building.

OBS

In medieval buildings or medieval-type buildings, the spout is called a "gargoyle" and is often carved in the form of a grotesque figure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'architecture
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Dégorgeoir en saillie par lequel l'eau des gouttières, des chéneaux, tombe à distance des murs.

Spanish

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