Work underway to install new gargoyles high atop Northern Kentucky cathedral

COVINGTON, Ky. (WKRC) – The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption has been undergoing a major renovations

Workers have been installing new gargoyles.

This is one of the final steps of the two-year project to restore the Basilica.

The gargoyles, which are made of terra cotta, sit near the top of the facade.

The new ones are replicas based on meticulous scans of the 32 originals which were worn down by 125 years of being exposed to the elements…

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