Grotesques at York Minster, York
© John Potter/Alam
Wishing you a grotesque Halloween. Happy Halloween!
These mask-like monsters of the Minster wish you a hearty 'Happy Halloween'! That's York Minster, by the way, the towering medieval cathedral in the heart of York, decorated with these impish figures meant to scare off evil spirits. Just don't call them gargoyles (gargoyles have waterspouts) Statues like these stony-faced fellas bear an even more Halloween-appropriate name: grotesques.
Related Images
A large mechanical dragon at Saint George's Day celebrations
Yungang Grottoes, Datong, Shanxi province, China
Borobudur temple, Java, Indonesia
Statue of Mary Seacole, London, England
Buckingham Palace, London
Stone carving at a temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia (© R. SchönebStone carving at a temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Twickenham Stadium, London, England
Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, USA
Today on Bing
Chimera of Notre-Dame de Paris, France
Oct 31, 2024
Halloween jack-o'-lanterns on a porch
Oct 31, 2023
Dark Hedges in County Antrim
Oct 31, 2020
Corvin Castle, Romania
Oct 31, 2019