Darth Vader, now on the National Cathedral. COURTESY JAY HALL CARPENTER
Gargoyles are monsters and monstrous concepts carved into stone. Artists take their inspiration for these monsters from a variety of places.
V is for Vader. But Alien and Gizmo (from Gremlins) also have found there way to the sides of cathedrals.
Find out more about some monsters you might actually recognize in
“Pop Culture Gargoyles Hidden in Gothic Architecture.” by Laetitia Barbier published on the Atlas Obscura website, 21 December 2018. (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pop-culture-gargoyles-in-gothic-architecture – last viewed 17 November 2023.)
I have seen images of that Vader gargoyle before. I mean, it makes sense that we would use figures from pop culture for those now, as I’m sure the traditional gargoyles were what was known back in the day, and now we have different sorts of monsters that all of us recognize.
I love gargoyles, and I love Vader. This is epic!