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Bastille Day is the French national holiday, celebrated on July 14th each year
In the late 1780s France was ruled by a corrupt aristocracy. The country was in terrible shape. A group of Parisians got together on July 14, 1789, and stormed the Bastille prison, releasing the seven prisoners inside. On July 16, King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette fled to Versailles for safety. The storming of the Bastille marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
Bastille Day was proclaimed a French national holiday in 1880 and in 1848 the motto "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" was reinstated.
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∙ 12y agoThe storming of the Bastille took place in a central-estern part of Paris. The castle was dismantled just after it was stormed on the 14th of July, 1789 (it was already earmarked for dismantling before). The place where it stood is now the 'Place de la Bastille', where stands the namesake Opéra.
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Did king Louis start Bastille day?
No. it's a republican thing.
What does the Bastille Day mark?
Bastille day is the French National Holiday that marks the start of the French Revolution, which began on the 14th of July, 1789. On this day, the French prison and medieval fortress known as the Bastille, was stormed. It represented the royal authority that the people hated.
Was Robespierre executed on Bastille Day?
Not on the original Bastille Day, but on Bastille Day held several years later.
On which month is Bastille Day?
Bastille Day is in July, on the 14th.
When was Bastille Day created?
Bastille Day was created in 1880.
Bastille day season?
Bastille Day happens in summer, as it is July 14.
What day was Bastille celebrated?
bastille day was celebrated on july 14
What was the month and day of the start of the French Revolution?
The French Revolution began on 14 July 1789 (Bastille Day).
What day did the Bastille get destroyed?
The Bastille was stormed on the 14th July 1789, this along with the Tennis Court Oath is generally thought to be the start of the French Revolution.
Who celebrates Bastille Day as their Independence Day?
No one, Bastille Day is France's national day, not its independence day.
What year was Bastille day celebrated?
bastille day was celebrated on july 14
When was Bastille Day - song - created?
Bastille Day - song - was created in 1975.
