King’s State Bed
2004 © Maxim Tabachnik
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King’s State Bed

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The bed seen today is a 19th c. replica, commissioned by King Louis-Philippe in the 1830s when he transformed Versailles into a museum. The original 17th c. bed, designed under Louis XIV, symbolized royal magnificence but was rarely used for sleep, serving instead as the ceremonial centerpiece of the room.