- The Hall of Mirrors: The hall measures 73 metres long, 10.5 metres wide, and 12.3 metres high. At one end is the Salon of War, at the other is the Salon of Peace. Seventeen windows overlooking the garden are matched by 17 arcaded mirrors along the wall.
- King’s bedchamber: It is the centre of the palace and it rich decoration is made up of gold carpentry, and the most important masterpieces. It is the centre of the palace since 1701. Its decoration is composed of golden carpentry, heavy golden brocade and pieces from the best painters of that time fit into wooden frames.
- The Grands Appartements: The Grand Apartment glorified the Sun King. A room known as the Abundance Salon led to other salons: Venus, Diana, Mars, Mercury, and Apollo. Each dedicated to a heavenly body. That is why they were originally called the Apartment of the Planets when the New Chateau was being built. In 1710, another salon was added, this time dedicated to the mythological hero Hercules.
- The Queen: The room where Marie-Antoinette sleeps still looks today as it did when she left Versailles during the French Revolution in 1789.
- The Chapel: The Chapel royal is consecrated to Saint Louis. Its arquitecture is simultaneously Gothic and Baroco. Being carved entirely by stone, the chapel constituted the largest sculpture worksite in the early eighteen century.
- The auditorium: is entirely of wood, giving the opera house perfect acoustics. It was unusually large for a court theatre, since it could seat 712 people. The spur was the marriage of the Dauphin (the future Louis XVI) to Marie-Antoinette - a large hall was needed for the wedding banquet and for the balls on the following days.
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