Editing Palace of Versailles (section)

==Royal Chapel==
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[[File:Versailles Chapel - July 2006 edit.jpg|thumb|right|alt=The interior of the Royal Chapel of Versailles|Interior of the [[Royal Chapel of Versailles|Royal Chapel]]]]

The Royal Chapel of Versailles is located at the southern end of the north wing.{{sfn|Ayers|2004|p=338}} The building stands {{convert|40|m|ft|adj=on}} high, and measures {{convert|42|m}} long and {{convert|24|m}} wide.{{sfn|Palace of Versailles: Royal Chapel}} The chapel is rectangular with a semicircular [[apse]],{{sfn|Berger|1994|p=128}} combining traditional, [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] royal French [[church architecture]] with the [[French Baroque architecture|French Baroque style]] of Versailles.{{sfn|Palace of Versailles: Royal Chapel}}{{sfn|Berger|1994|pp=128–35}} The ceiling of the chapel is constituted by an unbroken vault, divided into three frescos by [[Antoine Coypel]], [[Charles de La Fosse]], and [[Jean Jouvenet]].{{sfn|Palace of Versailles: Royal Chapel}} The palette of motifs beneath the frescoes glorify the deeds of [[Louis IX]], and include images of [[David]], [[Constantine the Great|Constantine]], [[Charlemagne]], and Louis IX, ''[[fleur de lis]]'', and Louis XIV's [[monogram]].{{sfn|Berger|1994|p=134}} The organ of the chapel was built by [[Robert Clicquot]] and Julien Tribuot in 1709–1710.

Louis XIV commissioned the chapel, its sixth, from Hardouin-Mansart and Le Brun in 1683–84. It was the last building constructed at Versailles during Louis XIV's reign.{{sfn|Hoog|1996|p=370}}{{sfn|Palace of Versailles: Royal Chapel}}{{sfn|Berger|1994|p=128}} Construction was delayed until 1699, however,{{sfn|Hoog|1996|p=370}}{{sfn|Palace of Versailles: Royal Chapel}} and it was not completed until 1710.{{sfn|Palace of Versailles: Royal Chapel}} The only major modification to the chapel since its completion was the removal of a [[Lantern (architecture)|lantern]] from its roof in 1765. A full restoration of the chapel began in late 2017 and lasted into early 2021.{{sfn|Palace of Versailles: Revitalizing the Royal Chapel}}