.jpg) King's Bedchamber (room 5) in the King's Apartment | |
| Building | Palace of Versailles |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 48°48′17″N 2°07′14″E / 48.8048°N 2.12046°E |
| Key to the rooms of the appartement du roi | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vestibule or loggia |
| 2 | Salle des gardes |
| 3 | Première antichambre (salon du grand couvert) |
| 4 | Salon de l'œil de bœuf (formerly deuxième antichambre / antichambre des Bassans and chambre du roi) |
| 5 | Chambre de Louis XIV (formerly salon du roi) |
| 6 | Salon du conseil (formerly cabinet des glaces and cabinet des termes) |
| A | Cour de marbre |
| B | Cour royale |
The appartement du roi or King's Apartment[1] is the suite of rooms in the Palace of Versailles that served as the living quarters of Louis XIV. Overlooking the Marble Court (cour de marbre), these rooms are situated in the oldest part of the chateau in rooms originally designated for use by the queen in Louis XIII's chateau. Owing largely to the discomfort of the grand appartement du roi and to the construction of the Hall of Mirrors, Louis XIV began to remodel these rooms for his use shortly after the death of Maria Theresa in 1684. The appartement du roi evolved to become the everyday working quarters for Louis XV and Louis XVI.
Initially, the appartement du roi consisted of a suite of eight rooms that issued from the Queen's Staircase (escalier de la reine). The number was reduced to seven after 1701 and to six in 1755.
- ^ Saule & Meyer 2000, pp. 17, 46.