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To be put in Architecture Section of University of Sydney Quadrangle Page

There are numerous gargoyles located on the towers, near the top of the building and lined across [be specific], made of sandstone. Many vary in appearance, but have the similar visual characteristics: they are detailed, depicting a grotesque exaggerated animal or human like creature, jutting out from the edges of a building. , and subtly support the university motto, "Sidere mens eadem mutato", together with the Quadrangle and other features. Translates from Latin to "The constellation is changed, the disposition is the same". This more or less means "The traditions of the older universities of the Northern Hemisphere are continued here in the Southern.". This can also be further interpreted that we are a university, of similar standards and tradition of greater established universities such as Cambridge and Oxford (note, which also have some architectural similarities between all three universities). Visually, they ornament the building, adding to the __ style of architecture...

Other incomplete ideas -The practical purpose of gargoyles are to direct flowing water away from the building walls, -Gargoyles being a neo-Gothic architectural addition to buildings match very well with the history and stance of the university. - dispute about the gargolyes being put in the quadrangle

References Louis H. Gibson (1893) "Gargoyles". Modern Art, Vol. 1, No. 4 http://sydney.edu.au/alumni/sam/july2012/quadrangle-residents.shtml, Last Updated: 16-Aug-2012, Accessed: 03/04/2015      (all quotes in the analysis came from the link above)