![Built under Louis XIV, the Jeu de Paume is an indoor tennis court insofar as the game played there was an ancestor of modern tennis. On June 20, 1789, this hall was Built under Louis XIV, the Jeu de Paume is an indoor tennis court insofar as the game played there was an ancestor of modern tennis. On June 20, 1789, this hall was](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/WHAPP7/built-under-louis-xiv-the-jeu-de-paume-is-an-indoor-tennis-court-insofar-as-the-game-played-there-was-an-ancestor-of-modern-tennis-on-june-20-1789-this-hall-was-the-site-of-a-major-event-in-the-french-revolution-back-in-may-of-that-year-louis-xvi-convoked-the-three-orders-of-the-estates-general-nobles-clergy-and-commoners-to-discuss-needed-reforms-they-met-in-the-large-hall-of-revels-which-today-houses-the-baroque-music-centre-representatives-of-the-commoners-unable-to-meet-independently-of-the-nobles-and-clergy-sought-a-place-where-they-could-discuss-things-among-themselves-WHAPP7.jpg)
Built under Louis XIV, the Jeu de Paume is an indoor tennis court insofar as the game played there was an ancestor of modern tennis. On June 20, 1789, this hall was
![Noble woman playing jeu de paume (real tennis) with raquet and ball, wearing a turban and simar (cassock) from a fresco at the Palazzo Borromeo, Milan, 14th century. Handcoloured illustration drawn and Noble woman playing jeu de paume (real tennis) with raquet and ball, wearing a turban and simar (cassock) from a fresco at the Palazzo Borromeo, Milan, 14th century. Handcoloured illustration drawn and](https://cdn.superstock.com/4409/Comp/4409-163756.webp)
Noble woman playing jeu de paume (real tennis) with raquet and ball, wearing a turban and simar (cassock) from a fresco at the Palazzo Borromeo, Milan, 14th century. Handcoloured illustration drawn and
![The game of paume (real tennis), 18th century. A man with racquet watches other nobles playing real tennis over a net in a courtyard. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games The game of paume (real tennis), 18th century. A man with racquet watches other nobles playing real tennis over a net in a courtyard. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P6H6AE/the-game-of-paume-real-tennis-18th-century-a-man-with-racquet-watches-other-nobles-playing-real-tennis-over-a-net-in-a-courtyard-lithograph-from-henry-rene-allemagnes-sports-and-games-of-skill-sports-et-jeux-dadresse-librairie-hachette-paris-1903-P6H6AE.jpg)
The game of paume (real tennis), 18th century. A man with racquet watches other nobles playing real tennis over a net in a courtyard. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games
![Tout ce qu'il y a à savoir sur le jeu de paume, ce grand oublié des jeux de raquette que l'on peut pratiquer à Mérignac Tout ce qu'il y a à savoir sur le jeu de paume, ce grand oublié des jeux de raquette que l'on peut pratiquer à Mérignac](https://media.sudouest.fr/10518299/1200x-1/20220321170522-lt14114.jpg)
Tout ce qu'il y a à savoir sur le jeu de paume, ce grand oublié des jeux de raquette que l'on peut pratiquer à Mérignac
![A group of people playing tennis on a tennis court Le jeu de paume (BM 1856,0712.610) - PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search A group of people playing tennis on a tennis court Le jeu de paume (BM 1856,0712.610) - PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search](https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2021/02/05/le-jeu-de-paume-bm-18560712610-3a5652-1024.jpg)