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gargoyle

sculpture of a grotesque being or animal on a building, often used as a waterspout
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gargoyle

Summary

gargoyle has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • gargoyle is a type of sculpture[2].
  • gargoyle is a type of architectural sculpture[3].
  • gargoyle is a type of rain gutter[4].
  • gargoyle's Commons category is recorded as Gargoyles[5].
  • gargoyle's depicted by is recorded as Lion heads gargoyles from the temple of Himera[6].
  • gargoyle's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • gargoyle's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • gargoyle's different from is recorded as gargoyle[9].
  • gargoyle's wears is recorded as nudity[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include sculpture[2], architectural sculpture[3], and rain gutter[4].

Why It Matters

gargoyle has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] gargoyle is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0319244-chrlice
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0319244-chrlice, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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