Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Palace and Park of Versailles' has mentioned 'Apollo' in the following places:
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| Contents 1 History 1.1 The palace of Louis XIV 1.2 Enlargement of the Palace (1678xe2x80x931715) 1.3 The Palace of Louis XV 1.4 Louis XVI, and the Palace during the Revolution 1.5 19th century xe2x80x93 history museum and government venue 1.6 20th century 1.7 21st century 2 Ownership and management 3 Architecture and plan 4 Royal Apartments 4.1 Ambassador's Staircase 4.2 The State Apartments of the King 4.2.1 The Salon of Hercules 4.2.2 The Salon of Abundance 4.2.3 The Salon of Venus 4.2.4 The Salon of Mercury 4.2.5 The Salon of Mars 4.2.6 The Salon of Apollo 4.2.7 The Salon of Diana 4.3 Private apartments of the King and Queen 4.3.1 Private apartments of the King 4.3.2 Private apartments of The Queen 5 The Grand Gallery 5.1 The War Salon 5.2 The Hall of Mirrors 5.3 The Peace Salon 6 Royal Chapel 7 Royal Opera 8 Museum of the History of France 9 Gardens and fountains 9.1 The Parterre d'Eau and the Parterre and Fountain of Latona 9.2 Fountain of the Chariot of Apollo and the Grand Canal 9.3 North Parterre, Dragon Basin, and Basin of Neptune 9.4 South Parterre and the Orangerie 9.5 The Fountains and the shortage of water 9.5.1 Sanitation 10 The Bosquets or Groves 11 The Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon 12 The Hamlet of Marie Antoinette 13 Modern Political and ceremonial functions 14 Cost 15 Gallery 16 See also 17 Notes 17.1 Citations 18 References 18.1 Web sources 19 Further reading 20 External links | WIKI |
| On the ground floor under the King's apartment was another apartment, the same size, designed for his private life, and decorated on the theme of Apollo, the Sun god, his personal emblem. | WIKI |
| Additionally, it is known to include Thalia (the muse of Comedy), Melpomene, Calliope, and Apollo (Louis XIV's emblem)[70] and the twelve months of the year. | WIKI |
| Salon of Mars Ceiling in the Salon of Apollo, depicting the Sun Chariot of Apollo Bust of Louis XIV by Bernini in Salon of Diana | WIKI |
| The Salon of Apollo[edit] | WIKI |
| The Salon of Apollo was the royal throne room under Louis XIV, and was the setting for formal audiences. | WIKI |
| The central painting on the ceiling, by Charles de la Fosse, depicts the Sun Chariot of Apollo, the King's favorite emblem, pulled by four horses and surrounded by the four seasons. | WIKI |
| The King kept a silver throne, usually located in the Salon of Apollo, which was brought to the Hall of Mirrors for formal ceremonies, such as the welcome of foreign ambassadors, including a delegation from the King of Siam in 1686. | WIKI |
| The wood was painted to resemble marble, and the ceiling was decorated with a painting of the Apollo, the god of the arts, preparing crowns for illustrious artists, by Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau. | WIKI |
| According to the story, when the peasants of Lycia insulted Latona, the mother of Apollo and Diana, the god Jupiter transformed the peasants into frogs. | WIKI |
| [86] The main statuary group of Latona with Diana and Apollo was created between 1668 and 1670 by the sculptor Gaspard Marsy and originally placed on a modest foundation of rocks in the middle of the basin. | WIKI |
| Fountain of the Chariot of Apollo and the Grand Canal[edit] | WIKI |
| The Grand Perspective of the palace continues from the Fountain of Latona south along a grassy lane, the Tapis Vert or green carpet, to the Basin of the Chariot of Apollo. | WIKI |
| Apollo, the sun god, was the emblem of Louis XIV, featured in much of the decoration of the palace. | WIKI |
| It is not actually a dragon, but a python, a mythical serpent that was killed by Apollo. | WIKI |
| Other notable groves include Les Dxc3xb4mes, the Bosquet d'Encelade (after Enceladus, c. 1675), the Thxc3xa9xc3xa2tre d'Eau (Water Theater), and the Bains d'Apollon (Baths of Apollo). | WIKI |