Royal Chapel

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The Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles is a grand Baroque church renowned for its soaring vaulted ceiling, rich ornamentation, and role as the site of royal ceremonies under the French monarchy.

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Royal Chapel canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque church
Roman Catholic church building
chapel
architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart
Robert de Cotte
architecturalStyle Classical architecture
French Baroque
ceilingDecorationBy Antoine Coypel
commissionedBy Louis XIV of France
constructionEnd 1710
constructionStart 1689
country France
dedicatedTo Saint Louis
denomination Catholic Church
era Ancien Régime of France
linked to: Ancien Régime
floorCount 2
hasFeature Corinthian colonnades
large stained-glass windows
marble columns
organ loft
painted ceiling
rich interior ornamentation
royal tribune gallery
soaring vaulted ceiling
hasOrganBy Julien Tribuot
Robert Clicquot
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Palace and Park of Versailles"
inaugurated 1710
liturgicalOrientation east–west
locatedIn France
Palace of Versailles
Versailles
Yvelines
Île-de-France
monarchAssociatedWith Louis XIV of France
Louis XV of France
Louis XVI of France
notableEvent royal daily mass attended by Louis XIV
wedding of Louis XV by proxy to Marie Leszczyńska in 1725
partOf Palace of Versailles complex
patron Louis XIV of France
religion Roman Catholicism
sculptureBy Corneille Van Clève
Guillaume Coustou
Nicolas Coustou
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979
usedFor Te Deum services
daily mass for the royal court
royal baptisms
royal religious ceremonies
royal weddings

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