In the 11th century, a small Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot parish sat enthroned with its brick chapel, since demolished to build the new one between and All that remains of this ancient edifice is a statue of the Virgin Mary, that of Chaillot.
But it's when you push open its red doors that you discover this strangeness, impossible to find in any other church in the capital. Typical of its era, the Romanesque-Byzantine church was built in concrete , with a very geometric and raw, almost austere feel. But this is mixed with exceptional Byzantine art , represented by frescoes in brown and gold cameos around the spiritual life of the church, all the way up the walls, by Moselle painter Nicolas Untersteller and by Pierre Ducos de La Haille on the ceiling.
A monumental meter-high bell tower towers over the building on the Avenue Marceau side. The funerals of Guy de Maupassant and Marcel Proust, two major writers of French literature, took place in the 16th arrondissement church. The church is accessible free of charge every day from 7. Refer your establishment, click here Promote your event, click here. Dates and Opening Time Starts January 30, Route planner. Official website eglise-chaillot.
Follow us:. My account. Home Culture History and Heritage Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot church, a curious monument between Byzantine art and concrete in the 16th arrondissement Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot church, a curious monument between Byzantine art and concrete in the 16th arrondissement. Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot church. Nestled in the 16th arrondissement, the Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot church impresses with its Romanesque-Byzantine architecture in rough concrete, and its exceptional frescoes and tympanum.
This monumental edifice, at once austere and fascinating, is home to a unique spiritual and artistic heritage, part of Parisian history. Practical information. Load the map.
