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Petit Appartement Du Roi

The petit appartement du roi is a suite of rooms that were known for being used by Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI. These rooms were built in the Palace of Versailles and are also the oldest part of the palace dating to the early 1600s. Louis XIV formed a museum holding collections of books and artworks. Both Louis XV and Louis XVI made minor changes transforming them too be living and working apartments in the 18th century decorated in a very sophisticated style. In 1738, Louis XV installed a smaller room called the dressing room. This was also the same place he died, in 1774. Louis XVI made major arrangements to build this dressing room that ended up doubling the area of the room and even making it become 2 levels! The clock room was another room that Louis XV took great interest in with science and astronomy. The clock in this room was presented to the Academy of Sciences and the King at Choisy before being installed to this room in 1754. This clock doesn’t only show the time but also; the day of the week, the month, the year, and the moons quarter. Planets can also be seen revolving around the sun in its crystal globe. Louis XV made a room called Cabinets des Chiens where he allowed his favorite dogs to sleep. The dining room was where Louis XV held dinners at for the lords and ladies; it was a privilege to be invited to one of these. The King’s interior cabinet, or, commonly called “the corner room” was a room with a balcony looking over the Cour de Marbre and Cour Royale. In the Cabinet des Depeches, Louis would shut himself in to study reports of the secret agents he maintained abroad. The gold-plate room was admired particularly for its panels in the recess, young Mozart also played here. One of the favorite rooms of Louis XVI was the library where he indulged his passion for the sciences and geography. After meals, guests would come to the Games Room for coffee. Today you can come to the Palace of Versailles to see the rooms of the petit appartement du roi and even the amazing, still functioning clock in the clock room.