All 7 parts, explained
1. Organ
The great organ stands above the altar. Air blown through its metal pipes makes music that fills the whole chapel.
Fun fact The famous composer François Couperin was one of the king's organists.
2. Court musician
Court musicians played at church services, meals, dances and concerts. This one is playing the violin.
Fun fact The king had his own musicians, and music was heard in the palace almost every day.
3. Altar
The altar is the gilded table at the front of the chapel, where priests led the service every day.
Fun fact The chapel is dedicated to Saint Louis, a king of France who lived about 800 years ago.
4. Painted ceiling
The ceiling paintings show scenes from the Bible, painted so that the roof seems to open onto the sky.
Fun fact The chapel was finished in 1710. It was the last building King Louis XIV added to the palace.
5. Upper gallery
The chapel has two levels. The king and his family sat upstairs, and most other people stayed on the floor below.
Fun fact Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette were married in this chapel in 1770. He was 15 and she was 14.
6. Marble floor
The floor is made of colored marble, cut and fitted together in patterns of circles and squares.
Fun fact Marble is a hard stone that can be polished until it shines like glass.
7. King's State Apartments
On the upper level, doors lead from the chapel straight into the king's grand rooms.
Fun fact The Hercules Salon, one of the largest rooms in the palace, sits between the chapel and the State Apartments.
