Darth Vader Grotesque
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Darth Vader Grotesque is a limestone gargoyle
by Jay Hall Carpenter
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It is located at the Washington National Cathedral
, Northwest, Washington, D.C.
In the 1980s, during the construction of the northwest tower, Christopher Rader won third-place in the National Geographic World Magazine contest, with his drawing of Darth Vader.
The stonecarver was Patrick J. Plunkett.
Gargoyle
In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone grotesque, usually made of granite, with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building thereby preventing rainwater from running down masonry walls and eroding the mortar between...
by Jay Hall Carpenter
Jay Hall Carpenter
Jay Hall Carpenter, born ca. 1961, is a professional sculptor, perhaps best known as creator of 500 sculptures for the Washington National Cathedral...
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It is located at the Washington National Cathedral
Washington National Cathedral
The Washington National Cathedral, officially named the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church located in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. Of neogothic design, it is the sixth-largest cathedral in the world, the second-largest in...
, Northwest, Washington, D.C.
In the 1980s, during the construction of the northwest tower, Christopher Rader won third-place in the National Geographic World Magazine contest, with his drawing of Darth Vader.
The stonecarver was Patrick J. Plunkett.
External links
- http://www.nationalcathedral.org/pdfs/darth.pdf
- http://stationstart.com/2010/03/darth-vader/
- http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3AG2_Darth_Vader_Grotesques_National_Cathedral