Bastille

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The Bastille was a prison in Paris, known formally as Bastille Saint-Antoine—Number 232, Rue Saint-Antoine. The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 marked the beginning of the French Revolution. The event was commemorated one year later by the F?te de la F?d?ration. The French national holiday, celebrated annually on July 14 is officially the F?te Nationale, and officially commemorates the F?te de la F?d?ration, but it is commonly known in English as Bastille Day. Bastille is a French word meaning "castle" or "stronghold"; used as a single word ("la Bastille" in French), it refers to the prison.

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Prison: A prison is a place in which people are confined and deprived of a range of liberties. Prisons conventionally are institutions authorized by governments and forming part of a country's criminal justice system, or as facilities for holding prisoners of war. A prison system is the organizational arran...

Paris: Paris is the capital city of France, as well as the capital of the ?le-de-France r?gion, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. The city of Paris proper is also a d?partement, called Paris d?partement (French: d?partement de Paris). It is a wonderful city for aimless wandering of which f...

Storming of the Bastille: The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 was an important development in, and later a symbol of, the French Revolution. Though at the time the Bastille contained only seven prisoners, its taking marked the beginning of open rebellion against the king. The first anniversary of the event was cele...

Bastille related Images and Photos (experimental)

Model of the Bastille Made from One of the Stones of the Bastille 1789	Fall of the Bastille De Launay Governor of the Bastille is Arrested and Killed by the Crowd	The Taking of the Bastille July 14 1789	The Taking of the Bastille 14th July 1789
The Siege of the Bastille 1789	The Arrest of the Governor of the Bastille 14th July 1789 1790-95	View of the Elephant Fountain at the Place de La Bastille circa 1805-1810	Sultan Ourada D'Adeche from Chad Arriving for Bastille Day Celebrations
Design For the Elephant Fountain at the Place de La Bastille 1813-14