Adopting gargoyles

They may look beastly, but gargoyles too could do with a little TLC. MILAN cathedral, the Duomo, has launched a campaign to put its gargoyles up for adoption to help raise the 25mil (RM104mil) needed to clean up the landmark monument, as culture budgets take a hit from the economic crisis.

A total of 135 gargoyles are up for adoption, and donors who cough up more than 100,000 (RM416.07mil) will have their name engraved under the gargoyle. Smaller donations of between 10 (RM42)and 100 (RM420) can be made through the campaign’s website at http://adottaunaguglia.duomomilano.it.