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What is a bastille?
A bastille is a castle tower or fortified building, or a prison or jail.
Which royal building was attacked by the French mob sparking the French Revolution?
La Bastille, a prison-fortress in paris, was stormed by the people of Paris with the help of part of the 'Garde Royale' regiment.The storming of the Bastille, a fortress used as a prison, where rioters thought they could find powder and ammunition to defend themselves against the foreign regiments employed by the monarchy.The Bastille.
Where does the name Bastille day come from?
A "bastille" is a battlement fortified building. The name comes from bataille (battle).The Bastille got its name as soon as the first design of the 2-tower building was completed. The fortified building later received 2 more towers and then 4 more, for a grand total of 8 towers, making it an even more impressive bastille.
What building did revolutionaries attacked on July 14 1789?
Bastille
What was Bestille?
I think you mean 'Bastille' The Bastille was a prison/fortress in Paris, France, which was stormed at the start of the French Revolution in 1789. The Bastille building do NOT exist now. However, in Paris there is the 'Place de la Republique', which marks the site of the Bastille.
What sort of people were imprisoned in the Bastille?
nobles higher class figures then peasants.
In what year was the building of the Eiffel Tower completed?
1889 (centenary of the Storming of the Bastille)
What are some French words referring to Bastille?
"le chateau" (the castle) or "la forteresse" (the fortress) are French words that can relate to Bastille as a building, or to its former location for "la place de la Bastille" (Bastille square). Words with the same roots are "bastion" (a fortified piece of building protecting a larger one, which might be use to host artillery), or "embastiller" (to put in jail at the ruler's will, without any judgement).
What building was captured by Parisians on July 14 1789 during the French Revolution?
The Bastille prison.
Which is the tallest building in Bangladesh?
Which sort of building is comfortable?
Where is La Place De La Bastille?
The Bastille {bah-steel'} was a prison in Paris, France. The four-and-a-half-story building, surrounded by its own moat, was located at the eastern main entrance to medieval Paris
Is Opéra de la Bastille where the famous Phantom of the Opera is set?
No; the Opéra-Bastille is a modern building. You are thinking of the Opéra Garnier, which is indeed the setting of the novel and later musical. And yes, it is built over an underground river.
