State room

A prime rooms not designated a sequence of rooms in castles and residences, which mainly consisted of representation and, as a rule, or were rarely inhabited.

The desire for representation already developed in the palace of the Renaissance. During the Baroque period, he was a major influence on the self-confidence of the absolutist princes, and the development of enfilade is inextricably linked with the appearance of Baroque palaces. In the parade rooms, visitors should - be received and impressed by the size and wealth of the inhabitants - whether ambassadors or petitioners. Mostly, the rooms staffelten. On reception halls followed paintings and mirror art galleries, and salons were larger and lush closer they lead to the princes.

Almost always the suites lead to a large banquet hall or in a magnificent bedroom. As a string of pearls, are behind each other's rooms. Their decoration is either dedicated to political or economic successes of the respective princes or takes on themes of mythology.

One of the most famous escapes from Parade rooms is located in the Palace of Versailles, where the Hercules Salon about the apartment of the planet to the war room, then to the mirror gallery and from there leads to the bedroom of the Sun King.

The parade rooms are contrary to the more intimate apartments in the rule. The rooms that were occupied were the better heatability because usually smaller and more adapted to the human scale.