The Church of Our Lady of the Herbaceous is located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It is a neo-Romanesque temple with a façade decorated with a rosette. The simple interior is decorated with a series of frescoes depicting scenes from the lives of the Virgin Mary and Jesus.
In the Roman period, the temple of Mercury stood on the site of the church. With the adoption of Christianity, it was adapted to liturgical purposes. Subsequent reconstructions of the church were related to the activity of the Benedictine Order, and then the Capuchin Order. The church had a Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque appearance. During the French Revolution, the temple was completely destroyed. It was rebuilt only during the Third Empire, giving it neo-Romanesque features.
The architect of the church was Leon GInain. He designed a three-nave temple with a nave twice as high as the side ones, a transept, an apse and a square tower standing on the side. A triple door, surrounded by a portal, leads to the interior. The interior is very simple, and its only decoration is the neo-Romanesque frescoes on the walls.
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