Helsinki gargoyle, January 19, 2012 (photo credit Jill Browne)
This is one of many gargoyles on the Pohjola Insurance Building in Helsinki. The building was designed by Eliel Saarinen, famous architect. The gargoyles are by Hilda Flodin, whose name was new to me today when I started looking for information about the gargoyles.
Here is a short video found on YouTube, by Alan Hogan of The Art Garage, showing more of the building and Flodin’s carvings.
