Hall of Mirrors

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The Hall of Mirrors is the grand, opulently decorated central gallery of the Palace of Versailles, famed for its long wall of mirrors facing garden windows and its role in major historical events such as the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

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Hall of Mirrors canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gallery ⓘ
hall ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Galerie des Glaces ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture ⓘ
linked to: Baroque

French Baroque ⓘ
ceilingPainter Charles Le Brun ⓘ
ceilingPaintingsDepict glorification of Louis XIV ⓘ
constructionEnd 1684 ⓘ
constructionStart 1678 ⓘ
country France ⓘ
designer Jules Hardouin-Mansart ⓘ
hasAdjacentSpace Salon de la Guerre ⓘ
Salon de la Paix ⓘ
hasFeature arched windows facing the gardens ⓘ
crystal chandeliers ⓘ
gilded decoration ⓘ
long wall of mirrors ⓘ
marble pilasters ⓘ
painted ceiling ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Palace and Park of Versailles" ⓘ
interiorDesigner Charles Le Brun ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
length about 73 metres ⓘ
locatedIn Versailles ⓘ
Île-de-France ⓘ
materialUsed gilded bronze ⓘ
glass mirrors ⓘ
marble ⓘ
mirrorManufacturerPolicy promoted French mirror production over Venetian imports ⓘ
notableEvent proclamation of the German Empire ⓘ
signing of the Treaty of Versailles ⓘ
notableEventDate 18 January 1871 ⓘ
28 June 1919 ⓘ
numberOfMirrors 357 ⓘ
overlooks Gardens of Versailles ⓘ
partOf Palace of Versailles ⓘ
patron Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Louis XIV of France
periodOfSignificance reign of Louis XIV ⓘ
primaryFunction state reception hall ⓘ
symbolizes absolutist power of Louis XIV ⓘ
wealth of the French monarchy ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1979 ⓘ
usedFor court ceremonies ⓘ
diplomatic receptions ⓘ
royal celebrations ⓘ
width about 10.5 metres ⓘ

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