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Salles des Croisades

Salle des Croisades, Versailles.

The Salles des Croisades ("Hall of Crusades") is a set of rooms located in the north wing of the Palace of Versailles.

The rooms were created in the mid-19th century by King Louis-Philippe for his museum of French history, and opened in 1843, at a time when France was seized with enthusiasm with its historical past, and especially the Crusades period.[1] The rooms are filled with over 120 paintings related to the Crusades.[1] King Louis-Philippe included the names of the thousands of family whose ancestors went to the Crusades, encouraging many forgeries at that time.[2]

  1. ^ a b The crusades, Christianity, and Islam by Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith p.54
  2. ^ The Crusades: the essential readings by Thomas F. Madden p.131

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