King Louis Xiv Bedroom Versailles

David playing the harp by domenico zampieri and saint john on patmos attributed at the time to raphael.

King louis xiv bedroom versailles.

Château de versailles ʃɑto d ə vɛʁsɑj was the principal royal residence of france from 1682 under louis xiv until the start of the french revolution in 1789 under louis xvi it is located in the department of yvelines in the region of île de france about 20 kilometres 12 miles. He never saw versailles ready because he had always new ideas for building or rebuilding so versailles was under construction till his death. Every corner and every smallest part of the palace and of the garden was build under his dearest care. Here he displayed his collections of artworks and paintings.

The king s private apartments a private apartment for collections after his state apartments louis xiv created a suite of rooms designed for more personal use which opened onto the marble courtyard and the royal courtyard. The bedroom is facing the rising sun. The palace of versailles v ɛər ˈ s aɪ v ɜːr ˈ s aɪ vair sy vur sy. The king s apartment palace of versailles the king s apartment around the marble courtyard louis xiv made several adjustments to his private apartment.

From morning to evening his day ran like clockwork to a schedule that was just as strictly. The king s day was timed to the minute to allow the officers in his service to plan their own work accordingly. On either side are two paintings that louis xiv was particularly fond of and which he hung in his bedroom. The sun king died in this bedchamber on september 1 1715 at the age of 77.

The bed currently in the room was brought here by louis philippe while versailles was being made over into a museum. He was buried in the saint denis basilica and the throne passed to his great grandson louis xv aged five. Above the bed an allegory of france watching over the king in his slumber has been added. Louis was building versailles almost all his life.

Louis xiv continues to embody the grand siècle synonymous with the splendour of versailles and the glory of france. The famous memorialist the duke of saint simon wrote of louis xiv. The most major changes were carried out in 1701 when the king s chamber was moved to its current location in the centre of the façade of the marble courtyard. The king s bed chamber originally this room opened into the hall of mirrors but when louis xiv moved his bedchamber to this very room the three arches were walled up.

The king is dead.