Back at the Palace of Versailles, in the Apollo Room, Napoleon II and Empress Elisabeth sat in the ceremonial chairs set on the raised platform at the center of the hall, facing the assembled officials of France and the foreign envoys who had remained after the coronation.
The Apollo Room was formal and rigid in its layout. The walls were covered in red fabric bordered with gold trim. Large chandeliers hung from the ceiling, lit evenly, casting clear light across the room. Gilded statues stood along the walls holding candle fixtures, placed at equal intervals. Between them were paintings of the past king such as the Sun King Louis the fourteenth and Emperor Napoleon I, replacing the place of King Louis the sixteenth.
Above, the ceiling painting of Apollo in his chariot filled the center of the room.
Foreign dignitaries, high-ranking officials of the Empire, and his family faced the platform, all of whom were standing in respect.
