During that day the main prison, located on the "Bastille Square" was destroyed. This prison was used by kings to lock up political prisoners.
Bastille day
Bastille Day.
Bastille Day is the French national holiday for the French independence movement (i.e: French Revolution).
Bastille Day is the French national holiday for the French independence movement (i.e: French Revolution).
BASTILLE DAY is a holiday on July 14 that celebrates the liberation and destruction of the Bastille, a prison that held ammunition and political prisoners.
Bastille Day is the national holiday of France. It began on July 14, 1880 and is held to honor the beginning of the French Revolution with the Storming of Bastille.
Bastille Day
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Bastille Day, which is celebrated on July 14, is a public holiday in France. It is the French National Day and post offices, bank, and most businesses are closed on this day.
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.
Bastille Day is known as the French National Holiday and is celebrated each year on July 14th. Benjamin Raspai proposed a law on May 21, 1880 in order to make the date an official holiday.
The French Fête Nationale or more simply, le quatorze juillet, happens in July, on the 14th. Its name in English is Bastille Day, but it is not referred to as such in France.