Galerie d’Apollon

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The Galerie d’Apollon is a richly decorated, high-ceilinged gallery in the Louvre renowned for its opulent Baroque interiors and important collection of French royal decorative arts, including the French Crown Jewels.

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Galerie d’Apollon canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art gallery
historic interior
museum gallery
architecturalStyle Baroque
Classical
ceilingPaintedBy Charles Le Brun
Eugène Delacroix
commissionedBy Louis XIV
linked to: Louis XIV of France
constructionCompleted 1663
constructionStarted 1661
country France
dedicatedTo Apollo
designedBy Louis Le Vau
floor first floor of the Denon Wing
hasAlternativeName Apollo Gallery
hasCeilingDecoration mythological scenes of Apollo
hasCollectionType French Crown Jewels
linked to: French Crown Jewel

French royal regalia
decorative arts
goldsmiths’ work
jewelry
precious objects
hasDecorativeElement gilded stucco
large wall paintings
ornate cornices
painted ceiling
sculpted reliefs
hasFunction exhibition space
state gallery
hasInteriorDecorationStyle Baroque
hasTheme sun and Apollo iconography
heritageDesignation part of the Louvre, a historic monument of France
inspired Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles
knownFor French royal decorative arts collection
display of the French Crown Jewels
high ceiling
opulent Baroque interiors
richly decorated gallery space
languageOfName French
locatedIn France
Louvre Museum
Paris
museum Louvre Museum
namedAfter Apollo
openToPublic true
partOf Denon Wing of the Louvre

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