President and Mrs. James Garfield are buried in Lake View Cemetery Cleveland. The graveyard is marking its 150 years with a clean up and restoration of the monument. Acid rain, industrial soot, other pollution, and weathering have discolored and deteriorated the building. Scaffolding has been removed, which was used to clean the stone, patch the mortar, and remove vegetation. This foto is from 5 August 2020.
On top of the dome, below the roof are six gargoyles. Another six are below the belvedere. Gargoyle is related to gargle, for they are rain spouts carved as grotesques. Latin, French, Spanish, Portuguese all have similar words for throat, or gullet. Do not know if these are functional here after restoration.
On top of the dome, below the roof are six gargoyles. Another six are below the belvedere. Gargoyle is related to gargle, for they are rain spouts carved as grotesques. Latin, French, Spanish, Portuguese all have similar words for throat, or gullet. Do not know if these are functional here after restoration.
before cleaning on 8 16 11 [quality and quantity of light determines clarity and color]
after cleaning on 8 1 20
before cleaning on 7 23 17
after cleaning on 7 20 20
before cleaning on 8 5 11
after cleaning on 8 1 20
after cleaning on 8 5 20
after cleaning on 8 5 20
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