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The Bastille was a prison in Paris. In 1789 it was seen as a symbol of all that was wrong with the Old Regime, so on June 14, 1789 a mob broke into it. There were only about a dozen inmates, but it was symbolic. The prison was soon torn down, and the French Revolution followed. The site is now a plaza (Place de la Bastille) at a street intersection, and a new Opera house has been built on the corner. It is called Opera Bastille. June 14 became the national holiday of France.
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Bastille was a?
The Bastille was a prison.
Who built the Bastille?
Charles V built the bastille
Where was The Bastille located?
The Bastille (formally known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine) was a fortress in Paris, France.
Was Bastille a palace?
The Bastille was a prison.
When did Bastille end?
Bastille ended in 1789.
What is the Bastille and what happened there?
Explain more, Bastille peak is a mountain in Canada and Bastille prison is a prison in France....
Where did the fall of the Bastille occur?
In the Bastille prison in Paris.
Why was bastille significant?
look up Bastille Day.
Was Robespierre executed on Bastille Day?
Not on the original Bastille Day, but on Bastille Day held several years later.
Who built Bastille?
The Bastille was made a prison under the reign of Louis XIII.
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.
