The Gargoyles and Grotesques of DublinPhotos © Walter S. Arnold | |
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How can there not be wonderful creatures inhabiting the town where Guinness is brewed? |
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 These
musical monkeys are a delightful touch on a beautiful building |
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 People think of the classic orders as being very staid and rigid, but in reality they allow for great variation and creativity. Note the animal heads in this well proportioned Ionic capital. |
 A small face forms a keystone in this arched window at Christchurch cathedral. |
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 This
dog guards a memorial in St. Patricks Cathedral. |
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 Next
to Christchurch is the Dublinin Medieval village, a re-creation of medieval
Irish life. One of the life-sized dioramas depicts a mason trimming a stone
block for a cathedral. |
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