Having worked in an American cathedral for many years, one thing I constantly had to deal with was visitors from ultra-religious groups, mainly from southern and midwestern organizations, who saw the gargoyles as "pagan" or "graven images" and wanted them taken off. I would try to explain the art in them, the style, effort and the general fun they added to the place by their presence. The blank stares those people would give me were shocking. Artistic merit seemed like a totally alien concept to them.
They really didn't talk about the grotesque. Gargoyles are water spouts, but they are also examples of the grotesque (even if architecture has neatly divided the creatures into two based on whether they are a water spout or not).
One thousand years ago, superstition and the sword ruled. It was a time of darkness. It was a world of fear. It was the age of gargoyles. Stone by day, warriors by night. We were betrayed by the humans we had sworn to protect, frozen in stone by a magic spell for a thousand years. Now, here in Manhattan... the spell is broken. And we live again! We are defenders of the night. We are Gargoyles! too bad sunday morning didn't talk about the animated series
Learning about that whole warding off evil spirits always creeped me out, too. When you think about it, it's placement architecturally makes sense. They aren't allowed to look inward at the house of God. It made even more sense after I got to watch the final story in TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE. It's a sad tale involving a gargoyle and an artist. Check it out....🇵🇷🇺🇸😎
@@Dennis-nc3vwThey are facing the outside and rapresent the evil that lurks outside the house of god inside a gothic cathedral there's wasn't a single gargoyle people like you don't understand the meaning and called it demonic or pagan
Gargoyles are symbolic of the boundary between the center and the fringe. They are put on the boundaries to protect the center from the encroachment of the fringe while at the same time participating in the fringe. Gargoyles are usually placed in out of the way places on Cathedrals, on these boundary areas.
My psychology professor at Brooklyn College, Dr. Norman Weissberg, told us he collected gargoyles. Intriguing to learn more about the social psychology of them.
Very poor explanation! It's simple: on the outside there are the damons of the very day life, inside there is the kingdom of god. A church is always a sanctuary!
DID YOU NOT KNOW OUR GOD IS A JEALOUS GOD. HE HAS GIVEN THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, SO THAT WE WILL NOT SAY, "NOBODY TOLD ME". IF YOU LOVE ME, KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS JOHN 14:15
They are facing the outside and rapresent the evil that lurks outside the house of god inside a gothic cathedral there's wasn't a single gargoyle people like you don't understand the meaning and called it demonic or pagan
They are facing the outside and rapresent the evil that lurks outside the house of god inside a gothic cathedral there's wasn't a single gargoyle people like you don't understand the meaning and called it demonic or pagan
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That “Hey Is That Darth Vader Up There?” Really Caught Me Off Guard When It Really Was Darth Vader Up There!! 😂😂😂😂
Having worked in an American cathedral for many years, one thing I constantly had to deal with was visitors from ultra-religious groups, mainly from southern and midwestern organizations, who saw the gargoyles as "pagan" or "graven images" and wanted them taken off. I would try to explain the art in them, the style, effort and the general fun they added to the place by their presence. The blank stares those people would give me were shocking. Artistic merit seemed like a totally alien concept to them.
Gargoyle dragon pet simulator x
Stupid pseudo religious nuts complain about everything they see.
They really didn't talk about the grotesque. Gargoyles are water spouts, but they are also examples of the grotesque (even if architecture has neatly divided the creatures into two based on whether they are a water spout or not).
Gargoyles are to grotesques as squares are to rhombi.
I did not know there were gargoyle tours. On my ultimate list! Thank goodness for RUclips, too bad this was pre-empted this past Sunday morning.
One thousand years ago, superstition and the sword ruled. It was a time of darkness. It was a world of fear. It was the age of gargoyles. Stone by day, warriors by night. We were betrayed by the humans we had sworn to protect, frozen in stone by a magic spell for a thousand years. Now, here in Manhattan... the spell is broken. And we live again! We are defenders of the night. We are Gargoyles!
too bad sunday morning didn't talk about the animated series
It would be good though, and gee, you remembered the whole quote from the series as well.😃
@@bluefyreawolf that beautiful deep voice of Keith David
@@princeofdarknessxyz1 gee, maybe you ought to email him over his voice?😂
@@bluefyreawolf lol...ikr
@@princeofdarknessxyz1 yup, either that, or I'd be listening to his voiceovers on the Navy TV commercials he did before?
I remember reading about the “warding off evil spirits” part back in middle school and that’s stuck with me all these years for some reason 🤔
Learning about that whole warding off evil spirits always creeped me out, too. When you think about it, it's placement architecturally makes sense. They aren't allowed to look inward at the house of God. It made even more sense after I got to watch the final story in TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE. It's a sad tale involving a gargoyle and an artist. Check it out....🇵🇷🇺🇸😎
I'd think they'd make evil spirits feel more at home.
@@Dennis-nc3vwThey are facing the outside and rapresent the evil that lurks outside the house of god inside a gothic cathedral there's wasn't a single gargoyle people like you don't understand the meaning and called it demonic or pagan
Learned something new today
The far right cant help anymore and why is police instigating riots?
Is it the populations fault of what the templars and deluded cult been doing?
Amazing piece. You warmed my heart when Seikilos Epitaph played at
2:33
Halo 3
I JUST LOVE IT.
Gargoyles are symbolic of the boundary between the center and the fringe. They are put on the boundaries to protect the center from the encroachment of the fringe while at the same time participating in the fringe. Gargoyles are usually placed in out of the way places on Cathedrals, on these boundary areas.
I am both fascinated and in love with grotesques and gargoyles.
Some may even call me a gaping, grinning mischievous character ;)
Fascinating! I have always loved/been afraid of them!
I was just thinking about why gargoyles come out the sides of churches.
Commin here for inktober prep
Good one! #gargoyles rock!!
what do you get when a Gargle Goyle and a Groat Tesk have an offspring together?
Thank you for this wonderful segment!
locust cannot behave disc evening
My psychology professor at Brooklyn College, Dr. Norman Weissberg, told us he collected gargoyles. Intriguing to learn more about the social psychology of them.
Interesting.
june 21 2022
1O:31pm Tuesday.
from Philippines rock and roll to the world 🤟🏻🤟🏿🤟🏻
I adore this story.
Modern buildings should have gargoyles of metal.
Oh I like this vid a lot!
eh junq tis' ole xing ain't rusted
Sculptors name is carpenter...
Carpenters didnt used to just be exclusively wood. Sometimes Masonry was a form of Carpentry. If Im not mistaken (I likely am)
We need this Statue at Malaysia. 🇲🇾
Halloweenish creature aren’t those the people who run every media outlet👃
i came here because of ink-tober to know what they really are
They didn't say why they decided to start adding them all over. I'm glad they did tho.
I want to see a Faith Salie gargoyle!
I guess it would have to look annoyingly fascinated up there. Someone get on that
It's devilish rather than fantastic
I like to remind people who think these lil guys might be demonic that in no place were we ever told an angel couldn't look like them.
At the face of society
ORDER OF THE RAVEN
4:05 oh he’s so sad
batmans favourite art
Scary
3:52 is that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the background?
Thankyou i never knew
Compared to our pres, not as scary. Wait, Make one of him! That will really scare everyone.
Dont add politics to this please
Gragoyle Trump is a great idea,thanks my bulldog could kiss you!
@@TXMEDRGR didn’t age well
Dodo Bird
NO SWEARING ALLOWED
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I see it but I could never say it.
Very poor explanation! It's simple: on the outside there are the damons of the very day life, inside there is the kingdom of god. A church is always a sanctuary!
Mr organic
DID YOU NOT KNOW OUR GOD IS A JEALOUS GOD. HE HAS
GIVEN THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, SO THAT WE WILL NOT SAY, "NOBODY TOLD ME".
IF YOU LOVE ME, KEEP MY
COMMANDMENTS JOHN 14:15
Amen
🌺🌺🌺
Lady did you say they were made to delight God i don't know about your god but NOTHING monstrous is in accordance with our heavenly father... NOTHING.
Lol
They are facing the outside and rapresent the evil that lurks outside the house of god inside a gothic cathedral there's wasn't a single gargoyle people like you don't understand the meaning and called it demonic or pagan
opera and operated operator doesn't coincide
chauvinisextistooling
#inktober2022
demonic
Demonic.... really? I've always wondered why the use of " monsters" to adorn Christian churches
Demona
They are facing the outside and rapresent the evil that lurks outside the house of god inside a gothic cathedral there's wasn't a single gargoyle people like you don't understand the meaning and called it demonic or pagan