Royal Chapel of Versailles

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The Royal Chapel of Versailles is an ornate Baroque chapel in the Palace of Versailles, renowned for its grand architecture, rich decoration, and role as the site of royal ceremonies under the French monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque architecture
Roman Catholic church building
chapel
architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart
Robert de Cotte
architecturalStyle Baroque
French Baroque art
surface form: French Baroque
ceilingDecorationBy Antoine Coypel
commissionedBy Louis XIV of France
constructionEndDate 1710
constructionStartDate 1689
country France
dedicatedTo Saint Louis
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
floorCount 2
hasFeature apse with large windows
colonnaded gallery
gilded decoration
high altar
large organ above the entrance
marble columns
painted vaulted ceiling
sculpted reliefs
stained glass windows
two-level interior with tribunes
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
inaugurationDate 1710
locatedIn France
Château de Versailles
surface form: Palace of Versailles

Versailles
Yvelines
Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
notableEvent daily mass for the king during the Ancien Régime
royal marriages of members of the Bourbon dynasty
overseenBy Maison du Roi
surface form: Bâtiments du Roi
paintingDecorationBy Charles de La Fosse
Jean Jouvenet
partOf Château de Versailles
surface form: Palace of Versailles
partOfUNESCOSite Château de Versailles
surface form: Palace and Park of Versailles
patron Louis XIV of France
religion Roman Catholicism
sculpturalDecorationBy Corneille Van Clève
Guillaume Coustou
Nicolas Coustou
usedBy French royal court
usedFor Te Deum services
baptisms of members of the French royal family
royal religious ceremonies
royal weddings

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Versailles contains Royal Chapel of Versailles
Charles Le Brun notableWork Royal Chapel of Versailles
this entity surface form: The Apotheosis of Louis XIV
Jules Hardouin-Mansart notableWork Royal Chapel of Versailles
this entity surface form: Royal Chapel, Palace of Versailles
André Campra employer Royal Chapel of Versailles
this entity surface form: Chapelle royale de Versailles
Robert de Cotte notableWork Royal Chapel of Versailles
Anne Marie d’Orléans marriagePlace Royal Chapel of Versailles
this entity surface form: Chapel of the Château de Versailles
comte de Sagonne notableWork Royal Chapel of Versailles
subject surface form: Jules Hardouin-Mansart