Gargoyle Fountain
by Steve Templeton
Title
Gargoyle Fountain
Artist
Steve Templeton
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
I just had to take the picture of this fountain in the courtyard of a Peruvian hotel. Ever since I learned at Notre Dame in Paris that gargoyles are often at the exit point of gutters, and will spew forth water from their mouths during a rain storm, I have reveled in the humor and ingenuity of this architectural practice.
Several years ago, our local church supported a young man as a missionary in Peru. He invited our church to travel to Peru to help him one summer, and a few of us spent a week or so in Lima and surrounding areas. We were able to work at Catholic School where we built and stocked a library for them with Spanish language books. (We all took one extra suitcase full of books, and if memory serves there were about 1200 or so.) We also built an awning over their outdoor recess area, restored multiple sports facilities, worked in local neighborhoods, etc.
At the conclusion of the week, some of us traveled to Cusco, and Machu Picchu. What a fascinating story of the Peruvian history!
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July 11th, 2022
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