The King's Private Apartment
Louis XIV's Private Apartments
Louis XIV was a firm believer in the system he created which allowed him - or his family - little privacy. Consequently, the rooms allotted for his owe personal use were few (compared to the château's size) and were not particularly private at that.
1) The King's Cabinet / Cabinet du Roi
2) Cabinet of the Wigs / Cabinet des Perruques
3) Billard / Cabinet de Billard
4) Salon of the Small Staircase / Salon de Petit Escalier
5) Cabinet of Paintings / Cabinet des Tableaux
6) The Cabinet of Shells / Cabinet aux Coquilles
7) The Oval Cabinet / Cabinet Ovale
8) The Small Gallery / Petite Galerie
9) Cabinet of Curiosities / Cabinet des Curiosities
a) Antechamber of the Bull's Eye
b) The King's Bedchamber
c) The Ambassador's Staircase
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