Galerie des Glaces at Versailles

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Baroque interior ceremonial hall hall of mirrors tourist attraction

The Galerie des Glaces at Versailles is the grand, mirror-lined ceremonial hall in the Palace of Versailles, renowned for its opulent Baroque architecture and role as a symbol of Louis XIV’s absolutist monarchy.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Galerie des Glaces decoration ensemble 1
Hall of Mirrors at Versailles 1
Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque interior ⓘ
ceremonial hall ⓘ
hall of mirrors ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hall of Mirrors at Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
French Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ
ceilingPainter Charles Le Brun NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissionedBy Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionEnd 1684 ⓘ
constructionStart 1678 ⓘ
country France ⓘ
designedBy Jules Hardouin-Mansart NERFINISHED ⓘ
event Proclamation of the German Empire (1871) NERFINISHED ⓘ
eventDate 28 June 1919 ⓘ
famousEvent signing of the Treaty of Versailles ⓘ
hasFeature crystal chandeliers ⓘ
gilded stucco decoration ⓘ
marble pilasters ⓘ
painted allegorical ceiling ⓘ
seventeen arcaded windows facing the gardens ⓘ
seventeen mirror-clad arches ⓘ
statues and busts ⓘ
height about 12.3 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Palace and Park of Versailles" ⓘ
historicalRole site of proclamation of the German Empire in 1871 ⓘ
interiorDesigner Charles Le Brun NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
length about 73 metres ⓘ
locatedIn France ⓘ
Palace of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ
Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yvelines NERFINISHED ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form: Île-de-France
numberOfMirrors 357 ⓘ
overlooks Gardens of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Grand Appartement du Roi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Palace of Versailles complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
patron Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes absolutist monarchy of Louis XIV ⓘ
royal power of France ⓘ
wealth of the French monarchy ⓘ
touristAttractionIn Île-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ
treatySigned Treaty of Versailles (1919) NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1979 ⓘ
usedFor court ceremonies ⓘ
diplomatic audiences ⓘ
royal receptions ⓘ
state occasions ⓘ
width about 10.5 metres ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ceiling decorations of the Galerie d’Apollon in the Louvre → influencedBy → Galerie des Glaces at Versailles ⓘ
Saint-Gobain → notableProject → Galerie des Glaces at Versailles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles
French Baroque art → majorWork → Galerie des Glaces at Versailles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
comte de Sagonne → notableWork → Galerie des Glaces at Versailles ⓘ
subject surface form: Jules Hardouin-Mansart
this entity surface form: Hall of Mirrors, Versailles
Prince William of Prussia → coronationPlace → Galerie des Glaces at Versailles ⓘ
subject surface form: William I, German Emperor
this entity surface form: Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles
Musée du Château de Versailles → notableWork → Galerie des Glaces at Versailles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galerie des Glaces decoration ensemble