The salle du billard (1693) contained a billiard table, a game at which Louis XIV was adept. Additionally, the king kept several of his hunting dogs in this room so that he could care for them personally, which gave rise to the room's other name: cabinet des chiens (Verlet 1985, p. 227).
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Petit appartement du roi The petit appartement du roi of the Palace of Versailles is a suite of rooms used by Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI. Located on the first floor of the palace, the rooms are found in the oldest part of the palace dating from the reign of Louis XIII.
