Appartement du roi

King's Apartment (appartement du roi)
King's Bedchamber (room 5) in the King's Apartment
BuildingPalace of Versailles
CountryFrance
Coordinates48°48′17″N 2°07′14″E / 48.8048°N 2.12046°E / 48.8048; 2.12046
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Plan of the appartement du roi
Key to the rooms of the appartement du roi
1Vestibule or loggia
2Salle des gardes
3Première antichambre (salon du grand couvert)
4Salon de l'œil de bœuf (formerly deuxième antichambre / antichambre des Bassans and chambre du roi)
5Chambre de Louis XIV (formerly salon du roi)
6Salon du conseil (formerly cabinet des glaces and cabinet des termes)
ACour de marbre
BCour royale

The appartement du roi or King's Apartment[1] is the suite of rooms in the Palace of Versailles that served as the living quarters of Louis XIV. Overlooking the Marble Court (cour de marbre), these rooms are situated in the oldest part of the chateau in rooms originally designated for use by the queen in Louis XIII's chateau. Owing largely to the discomfort of the grand appartement du roi and to the construction of the Hall of Mirrors, Louis XIV began to remodel these rooms for his use shortly after the death of Maria Theresa in 1684. The appartement du roi evolved to become the everyday working quarters for Louis XV and Louis XVI.

Initially, the appartement du roi consisted of a suite of eight rooms that issued from the Queen's Staircase (escalier de la reine). The number was reduced to seven after 1701 and to six in 1755.

  1. ^ Saule & Meyer 2000, pp. 17, 46.