Who Created The Gargoyle?

Who Created The Gargoyle? According to French architect and author Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, himself one of the great producers of gargoyles in the 19th century, the earliest known medieval gargoyles appear on Laon Cathedral (c. 1200–1220). What is the origin of the gargoyle? Gargoyles were originally designed in 13th century French architecture as a means of