<P> In the 1980s , during the construction of the northwest tower , Christopher Rader won third - place in a National Geographic World magazine contest for children , with his drawing of Star Wars villain Darth Vader . The fierce head was sculpted by Jay Hall Carpenter and the stonecarver was Patrick J. Plunkett . The Darth Vader grotesque is difficult to see with the naked eye , and binoculars are generally needed to spot it . </P>
<P> In the 1980s , during the construction of the northwest tower , Christopher Rader won third - place in a National Geographic World magazine contest for children , with his drawing of Star Wars villain Darth Vader . The fierce head was sculpted by Jay Hall Carpenter and the stonecarver was Patrick J. Plunkett . The Darth Vader grotesque is difficult to see with the naked eye , and binoculars are generally needed to spot it . </P>
where is the darth vader gargoyle on the national cathedral
where is the darth vader gargoyle on the national cathedral
northwest tower
northwest tower