Église St Pierre (Hyères)

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The church of Saint-Pierre and Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Giens is a French Catholic church in the Var department in the municipality of Hyères (near Giens).

The church dates from the second half of the 19th century. In 1997, Philippe Métreau produced the trompe-l'oeil paintings that decorate the entire nave.

Chapelle Sainte-Marie: The ensemble is worked on in a polychrome fresco, by a technique of staining to the wet, which represents a point of view of the Pointe des Médes de Porquerolles, and that of the Badine.

Previous facade,: In the niche is a polychrome statue of Saint Peter, figurated with the cock.

Internal links: List of historical monuments of Hyères Saint Louis Church

External links: "A la découverte de nos terroirs", sur patrimoinedefrance.fr (accessed 31 December 2023)

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