Room of the Play of palm
The room of the Play of palm is located street of the Play of palm at Versailles (Yvelines).
Before and under the Revolution
The room of the Play of palm is famous for the oath which was marked there the June 20th 1789 by the Député S of the driven out Tiers state hotel of Amusements. This scene was immortalisée by the large table esoteric of the painter Jacques-Louis David. Single in the world, this room, which one named at the time “gambling den”, was built by Nicolas Creté in 1686. The king Louis XIV played there Jeu of palm (ancestor of tennis) as well as other characters of the Court. There were two hundred rooms of this kind with Paris. It became quite national in 1793.
Under the Monarchy of July
Under the Monarchy of July, the plate was restored and Horace Vernet accepted the authorization to install its workshop there.
Under the Second Republic
The proclamation of the Republic, on February 25th, 1848, was for the Play of palm a glorious resurrection. A large civic banquet took place in its enclosure on March 14th, 1848.
Under the Second Empire
The Second Empire was going to do what the Restoration had not dared to do: the Play of palm was leased with a civil servant of the Police headquarter which installed there a gambling den for the officers of the guard. It went bankrupt, of the remainder, little time afterwards.
Under the Third Republic
The room of the Play of palm was given up, before being transformed into Musée of the Revolution in 1883, under Jules Ferry.
Under the Fifth Republic
Entirely renovated in 1988, the room of the play of palm is currently the property of the National Assembly.
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