Yvelines
Arrondissement of Versailles
Versailles

Grand appartement du roi

The grand appartement du roi is the King's grand apartment of the . As a result of Louis Le Vau's envelope of Louis XIII’s château, constructed as part of Louis XIV's second building campaign, the King and Queen had new apartments in the new addition, known at the time as the château neuf.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grand appartement de la reine and Musée de l’Histoire de France.

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The is the Queen's grand apartment of the . Forming a parallel enfilade with that of the grand appartement du roi, the served as the residence of three Queens of France: Maria Theresa of Spain, Marie Leszczyńska and Marie Antoinette.

Museum
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The Musée de l'Histoire de France is a museum that was created by King Louis Philippe I in the and opened in 1837. At the time, it represented an ambitious project of national reconciliation between the hitherto competing narratives of the French monarchy and the French Revolution, to which Louis-Philippe devoted significant personal attention.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hameau de la Reine and Montreuil (Versailles).

Locality
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The is a rustic retreat in the park of the Château de Versailles built for Marie Antoinette in 1783 near the in , France.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a former commune in the department in the region in north-central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune .

Grand appartement du roi

Latitude
48.8051° or 48° 48′ 18″ north
Longitude
2.12091° or 2° 7′ 15″ east
Open location code
8FW4R44C+29
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4265122877
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3113503
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Grand appartement du roi” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “国王大套房”
  • Dutch: “Grand Appartement du Roi”
  • Dutch: “Het grote appartement van de koning”
  • Dutch: “Staatsievertrekken”
  • Dutch: “Statievertrekken (Kasteel van Versailles)”
  • Dutch: “Statievertrekken (Paleis van Versailles)”
  • Dutch: “Statievertrekken”
  • French: “Grand appartement du roi”
  • French: “Grand appartement du Roi”
  • French: “Grand Appartement du Roi”
  • Italian: “Grand appartement du roi”
  • Japanese: “王の大広間”
  • Portuguese: “Grand appartement du roi”
  • Russian: “Большие королевские аппартаменты”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Petite Cour du Roi and Palace of Versailles.

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