In architecture, a grotesque (/ɡroʊˈtɛsk/) is a fantastic or mythical figure carved from stone and fixed to the walls or roof of a building. A chimera...

at least the 18th century (in French and German, as well as English), grotesque has come to be used as a general adjective for the strange, mysterious...

dance "Grotesque", a song by Saori@destiny from the album World Wild 2010 Grotesque (band), a Swedish death metal band Grotesque (architecture) a form...

sans-serif designs are usually divided into these major groups: § Grotesque, § Neo-grotesque, § Geometric, § Humanist, and § Other or mixed. Sans-serif typefaces...

mixed species quadrupeds, such as bixie, tianlu, and even qilin. Grotesque (architecture) Anzû (older reading: Zû) – a Mesopotamian monster The Beast in...

be stiffly dignified)" is also derived from its name. Gargoyle Grotesque (architecture) Makara (Hindu mythology) Onigawara Shibi (roof tile) Team Shachi...

In architecture, and specifically Gothic architecture, a gargoyle (/ˈɡɑːrɡɔɪl/) is a carved or formed grotesque: 6–8  with a spout designed to convey water...

The grotesque body is a concept, or literary trope, put forward by Russian literary critic Mikhail Bakhtin in his study of François Rabelais' work. The...

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages...

artwork and movies, and it is used in architecture. Gothic novel Speculative fiction portal "Grotesquerie vs Grotesque: When To Use Each One In Writing?"...

music video "Kiss of Dawn" features many gargoyles and grotesques. Grotesque (architecture) Gargouille Carranca Hunky punk Sheela na gig Kythera of...

seen on commercial structures and tourist boats. Chiwen Gargoyle Grotesque (architecture) Onigawara Imperial guardian lion Shachihoko Media related to Imperial...

Rococo architecture, prevalent during the reign of Louis XV in France from 1715 to 1774, is an exceptionally ornamental and exuberant architectural style...

These are "exceptional examples of NeoGothic Revival architecture, complete with carved faces (grotesques), gargoyles, and other carved stone embellishments"...

animals, birds, or human figures or faces, sometimes realistic, but often Grotesque: the Green Man is a frequent subject. The Romanesque Norwich Cathedral...

This page is a glossary of architecture. Contents Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z See also Notes References Abacus A flat slab forming...

churches. They also tend to display a higher level of contemporary architectural style and the work of accomplished craftsmen, and occupy a status both...

Church architecture refers to the architecture of Christian buildings, such as churches, chapels, convents, seminaries, etc. It has evolved over the two...

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is a collection of previously published short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1840. It was published...

Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. Victorian refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901)...

English Gothic is an architectural style that flourished from the late 12th until the mid-17th century. The style was most prominently used in the construction...

The acronym GUBU, standing for grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented, refers to a strange series of incidents in Ireland in the summer of...

Interior architecture is the design of a building or shelter from inside out, or the design of a new interior for a type of home that can be fixed. It...

groups. The first includes ornaments adopted from antiquity: grotesques, architectural ornaments such as the orders, foliage scrolls and self-contained...

an architectural grotesque which adorns numerous ancient buildings. Rowan, Alistair (1997). "The Irishness of Irish Architecture". Architectural History...

Temple A golden shachihoko on the roof of Nagoya Castle Gargoyle Grotesque (architecture) Shibi (roof tile), Japanese variation of chiwei. Onigawara Shachihoko...

designs in A Walk in Cassiobury Gardens and Views of Cassiobury. In Grotesque Architecture of 1767 there is a design for a rockwork bridge to decorate "the...

neocolonial española) is an architectural stylistic movement arising in the early 20th century based on the Spanish colonial architecture of the Spanish colonization...

Granata F. Deconstruction and the Grotesque: Martin Margiela / Experimental Fashion: Performance Art, Carnival and the Grotesque Body. London — New York, I.B...

In Balinese temple architecture, a Bhoma is a carved or formed grotesque which decorates certain parts of the Balinese temple complex. The statue is similar...