A Closer Look: Inside The King’s Quarters at the Palace of Versailles | Cultured Elegance

A Closer Look: Inside The King’s Quarters at the Palace of Versailles | Cultured Elegance
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The King's quarters at the Palace of Versailles, also known as the King's State Apartments, were a series of rooms used by the French monarch, Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI,for both daily activities and formal state functions. These rooms are located on the first floor (noble floor) of the palace, facing the Marble Courtyard. The key rooms that comprised the King's quarters include:
**The King's Bedchamber (Chambre du Roi)**: This was the most important room in the King's quarters where the king slept and held the traditional ceremonial rising (Lever) and retiring (Coucher) rituals, attended by the court.
**The Council Chamber (Salon du Conseil)**: Here, the king held meetings with his council and made important decisions regarding the governance of France.
**The Bull's Eye Antechamber (Salon de l'Œil-de-Bœuf)**: This room served as a waiting area for courtiers who wished to see the king. It gets its name from the large oval window.
**The King's Guard Room (Salle des Gardes du Roi)**: The guardroom where the king's personal bodyguard, the Garde du Corps, was stationed.
**The King's Antechamber (Grand Appartement du Roi)**: This room was used for less formal occasions and was part of the public ceremonial path through the state apartments.
**The King's Private Apartments (Petits Appartements du Roi)**: These smaller, more intimate rooms were used by the king for private meetings, relaxation, and work. They included the library, private dining room, and other personal spaces.
**The Cabinet des Chiens (Cabinet of the Dogs)**: A small room used for various purposes, including meetings with close advisors or personal relaxation.
**The Clock Room (Cabinet de la Pendule)**: Named for its elaborate clock, this room was used for private study and small meetings.
These rooms not only served as living quarters but also as spaces where the king could conduct the business of state and manage affairs of the court. The layout and use of these rooms reflected the grandeur and protocol of the royal court at Versailles. Over time, each King who inhabited these spaces personalized them to suit their preferences.
We will also see the rooms of Madame Adélaïde, Madame de Pompadour and Madame du Berry.
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Yes. The building of Versailles put France into debt from which it never recovered. And the silliness of the culture of hierarchy and manners is something we still laugh about.

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Labor was kept in its place and was really cheap, the modern economy has not recovered from wage rises yet.

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I was able to visit 30 yrs ago (wow!) and was pleased to see the art. Drapery painting has always fascinated me.

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Congratulations for this well-researched, thorough presentation, on a tricky topic, which I must say is quite rare among English-language social media reports on Versailles!

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Thank you very much!!

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Favorite room? Definitely the library of Louis XVI. Excellent and informative video.

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I was just a Versailles a couple of weeks ago. They're really sprucing it (and all of Paris) up for the Olympics. I had been there once before, so this time I went out to the Petit Trianon.

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Wow, what a beautiful informative video! The narration is excellent. Love the details of the architecture plans and the beautiful pictures. Such an interesting time in history for sure. Bravo !!!!

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I quite prefer the King’s design style in his personal chambers over the Queen’s now that I see it. I’m not sure why they made the wallpapers in her bedroom with that pink rose pattern, but it looks far too busy next to the gold baroque crown moldings in the room already.

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Was the courtyard of the stags an arranged hunting area for kings? Furniture of the gods and Minerva the owl? Life was ruled by etiquette? I bet it was very stressful and tense in and around the royal residence. Was it a gilded golden prison for those of the bloodline actually making them miserable?

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For the longest time I have been asking myself 🤔 What made the people of France to start a new revolution to the extent that it abandoned Kingdom of the Country. It is clear that Kings of France was a menace to society, having the pain staking process of being extolled morning, everyday, high handedness and vainglorious day to day strict standards, this and who knows what was enough a cause-except Russian Federation which seems more humane and kind to subjects.

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it's was a plan ku by the jacobins . there was plenty of news paper propaganda building up for a while to get the people worked up, then paid agitators were used to spark the chaos .this type of method has been used time and time again though out history

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Brother, can you spare a Quarter?

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Always makes me sad to see a palace without still having a Royal Family. They just feel like cold museums.

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dreadful tasteless excess

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agree while the people starved