Stephansdom Gargoyles
The Stephansdom or St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Austria has several gargoyles built into its design. The St. Stephens Cathedral was founded in 1137 and its construction as a Gothic and Romanesque style church continued for several centuries, which included building a new, larger church round the original one and then removing the original church inside, during the 15 th. century.
The gargoyles symbolize the eternal struggle between good and bad, man against lions, dragons and dogs and are a way to remind the illiterate medieval churchgoers of what they are up against and the importance of religion on their lives. They have a choice between the church or the bad and evil creatures and monsters outside the church.
Gargoyles from the Nidaros Dom in Trondheim, Norway
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