Royal Chapel of Versailles

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Baroque architecture Roman Catholic church building chapel

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 →
ceilingDecorationBy	Antoine Coypel →
commissionedBy	Louis XIV of France →
constructionEndDate	1710 →
constructionStartDate	1689 →
country	France →
dedicatedTo	Saint Louis →
denomination	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 component →
inaugurationDate	1710 →
locatedIn	France → Palace of Versailles → Versailles → Yvelines → Île-de-France →
notableEvent	daily mass for the king during the Ancien Régime → royal marriages of members of the Bourbon dynasty →
overseenBy	Bâtiments du Roi →
paintingDecorationBy	Charles de La Fosse → Jean Jouvenet →
partOf	Palace of Versailles →
partOfUNESCOSite	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 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles Le Brun ("The Apotheosis of Louis XIV") → Jules Hardouin-Mansart ("Royal Chapel, Palace of Versailles") →	notableWork
Versailles →	contains