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Many old houses and important buildings were guarded by stone images that represented protection by the other world. If your tastes run to statuary and want to explore the idea of decorating your house with silent guardians, consider the following:

Fu Dog (also known as Fu Lion, Foo Dog, lion of Buddha, Shishi or Imperial Guardian Lion):

Fu Dogs come in pairs, and female (characterized by the single cub in his left foot) guards the people living inside the house, while men (whose right paw rests on a ball) guards the home itself. Chinese Fu dogs were actually paintings of lions, but as lions are native to China, the original artists had to use the model closer to hand, that domestic dogs have been used for more purposes care.

Sphinx:

Sphinxes are figures of lions with human heads, which were the guardians of the important structures. The most famous sphinx guards the pyramids of Giza. Another famous Oedipus sphinx was defeated by hitting his enigma. Egypt is not the only home of the Sphinx, is also known to India, Burma, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The Sphinx is a guardian of secrets, knowledge and power.

Gargoyle:

The word "gargoyle" sounds Gothic and mysterious, but it came from the French "gargouille" which means "throat" or "gargle". This is because the origins earlier this stone image was the decoration of a water pipe that led from the roof away from the sides of a building. However, they were also used for protection, to ward off evil spirits. This is why so many depictions of gargoyles are ugly, fantastic creatures.

Grotesque (Chimera):

"Grotesque" is what distinguishes architecture gargoyles statues was not designed like a whirlwind. The term comes from Latin, sharing his home with "cave", ie a small hollow. It can be as bizarre as the name claims, with many goblins and creatures appear darkest male fantasies of a world beyond.

Men with long swords:

Guerrero tutors is to ensure the temples and tombs in China for millennia. They represented many different beings, symbols of long-dead armies representations of gods who granted the house for their protection. Some legends held that if the house was threatened, the warriors wake up from their sleep of stone to defend it.

Since many cultures will not be happy if you take their sacred statues home after a tour, is the fate of many companies advertising on the Internet today make replicas of many ancient artifacts. If you do a search on the type of tutor you want, you will probably find many ways to indulge their tastes.

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