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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Chapel of Versailles canonical | 3 |
| Chapel of the Château de Versailles | 1 |
| Chapelle royale de Versailles | 1 |
| Royal Chapel, Palace of Versailles | 1 |
| The Apotheosis of Louis XIV | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Apotheosis of Louis XIV
this entity surface form:
Royal Chapel, Palace of Versailles
this entity surface form:
Chapelle royale de Versailles
this entity surface form:
Chapel of the Château de Versailles
subject surface form:
Jules Hardouin-Mansart