Jardin de sculptures de la Dhuys, Sculpture garden in Chessy, France.
The Dhuys sculpture garden in Chessy holds about forty monumental statues carved from white limestone blocks joined with mortar, some reaching 4 m high. One group stands on a lawn of roughly 80 by 50 m; another lines a 200 m path between the Marne and a field. The figures are mainly human, mostly female, or real and mythical animals.
Jacques Servières created this garden in 1987 using limestone blocks from the Dhuys aqueduct. The aqueduct had supplied water to Paris until its destruction during World War II.
Jacques Servières began carving in 1987, inspired by the Cambodian site of Angkor for his first works before his inspiration evolved. He produces about two statues a year, and each carries his initial and its date of completion. The figures are mainly human, mostly female, alongside real or mythical animals.
The garden sits roughly 40 kilometers from Paris and offers free access to all areas. Visitors can reach it by train and bus, then explore the paths at their own pace depending on weather and personal preference.
Each white limestone sculpture bears the artist's initials and creation date carved into the stone. The works depict human figures alongside real or mythical animals, marking the periods of Servières' creative activity.
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