Salle du Jeu de Paume, Versailles

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historic building indoor tennis court museum

The Salle du Jeu de Paume in Versailles is the former indoor royal tennis court where French revolutionaries swore the historic Tennis Court Oath in 1789, marking a key turning point in the French Revolution.

Aliases (1)

Tennis Court Oath ×2

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic building → indoor tennis court → museum →
accessibleToPublic	yes →
architecturalStyle	17th-century French architecture →
category	Buildings and structures in Versailles → French Revolution museums → Tennis venues in France →
continent	Europe →
coordinateLocation	48.804°N 2.123°E →
country	France →
currentUse	memorial site → museum of the French Revolution →
hasArtwork	painting "Le Serment du Jeu de Paume" by Jacques-Louis David (unfinished original project) →
hasHeritageDesignation	Monument historique →
hasType	rectangular hall →
heritageDesignationCountry	France →
heritageDesignationStart	19th century →
historicalPeriod	Ancien Régime France →
inception	17th century →
languageOfName	French →
locatedIn	Palace of Versailles complex → Versailles → Yvelines → Île-de-France →
location	Salle du Jeu de Paume, Versailles →
material	stone →
municipality	Versailles →
namedAfter	jeu de paume game →
near	Palace of Versailles →
notableFor	role in the beginning of the French Revolution → site of the Tennis Court Oath →
operator	Centre des monuments nationaux →
originalFunction	royal sports facility →
ownedBy	French state →
partOf	historic district of Versailles →
pointInTime	20 June 1789 →
region	Île-de-France →
roofMaterial	wood →
significantEvent	Tennis Court Oath →
significantEventDate	20 June 1789 →
touristAttraction	yes →
usedFor	jeu de paume → royal tennis →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tennis Court Oath →	location
The Tennis Court Oath (unfinished) →	locationDepicted