<P> The Darth Vader grotesque is a limestone grotesque by Jay Hall Carpenter . It is located at the Washington National Cathedral, Northwest, Washington, D.C., United States . </P> <P> The Darth Vader grotesque is one of many grotesques that are part of the National Cathedral's rain control system . The grotesques deflect rainwater by bouncing it off the tops of their heads and away from the stone walls . </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>

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