Editing Palace of Versailles (section)

====The Salon of Mercury====
The Salon of Mercury was the original State Bedchamber when Louis XIV officially moved the court and government to the palace in 1682. The bed is a replica of the original commissioned by King [[Louis-Philippe]] in the 19th century when he turned the palace into a museum. The ceiling paintings by the Flemish artist [[Jean Baptiste de Champaigne]] depict the god [[Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]] in his chariot, drawn by a rooster, and [[Alexander the Great]] and [[Ptolemy]] surrounded by scholars and philosophers. The Automaton Clock was made for the King by the royal clockmaker Antoine Morand in 1706. When it chimes the hour, figures of Louis XIV and Fame descend from a cloud.{{Sfn|Saule|2013|page=25}}

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File:Chateau de Versailles, France (8132698654).jpg|Salon of Mars
File:Plafond-Salon d'Apollon-Versailles.jpg|Ceiling in the Salon of Apollo, depicting the Sun Chariot of [[Apollo]]
File:Château de Versailles, salon de Diane, buste de Louis XIV, Bernin (1665) 00.jpg|[[Bust of Louis XIV (Bernini)|Bust of Louis XIV by Bernini]] in the Salon of Diana
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