Gargoyles on the West Towers of the Notre-Dame, Paris
ca. 1970-1995

Gargoyles designed by Eugene Emanuel Viollet-le-Duc, ca. 1841-1864, serve as water spouts at the

top of the West Towers of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame on the Ile de la Cite, in Paris, France. The

cathedral was commissioned by Maurice de Sully, the Bishop of Paris, in 1163 but building was

not completed until the mid 13th century.