Gargoyles served a very specific function in Romanesque architecture. What was that function?
A) To test the faith of the parishioners as they entered the church
B) To drain water from the roof of the church and scare evil away with their frightening images
C) To mingle the natural and the supernatural into a fusion never before seen in architecture
D) To frighten away those heretics that might mingle with the faithful
E) To engender the creativity of the sculptor
B
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