In preview, Europe 1 takes you into the intimacy of the Dauphin in Versailles

Céline Géraud, edited by Solène Leroux 2:21 p.m., April 01, 2022

Do you know the date of the tennis court oath?

It was June 20, 1789!

You can rediscover today the famous Jeu de Paume room at the Palace of Versailles, after eight months of restoration.

It is also the end of the work for the apartment of the Dauphin, Louis of France, eldest son of Louis XV.

Europe 1 gives you the guided tour in preview.

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300 square meters

Imagine a 300 square meter apartment, bathed in light under the Hall of Mirrors, with a breathtaking view of the gardens.

There are three rooms in a row, which invite the visitor to enter into the intimacy of the young Dauphin.

At the time, in 1747, he moved there with his second wife, Marie-Josèphe de Saxe.

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"The bedroom and the large cabinet are representation rooms, ceremonial rooms", explains Frédéric Didier, chief architect of the castle.

"Walking through the door leading into the library, we are in the sphere of the intimate, since where you had white and gold, perhaps a little hieratic, the one we expect to see at Versailles" , he continues.

Unique pieces of furniture

"You are here in an extremely rare piece that has survived, which is a testimony to these natural decorations, in porcelain material", concludes Frédéric Didier.

There are also typical 18th century rococo woodwork, majestic mirror panels, the portrait of the four Dauphin sisters and unique pieces of furniture. 

So many resurrected treasures that accompanied the short existence of Louis of France, who died of tuberculosis at the age of 36, before he was able to accede to the throne.