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Place de la Bastille
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The Place de la Bastille is a square in Paris where the Bastille Prison once stood, until the storming of the Bastille and its subsequent physical destruction between 14 July 1789 and 14 July 1790 dur
The July Column, with the new pedestrian area at the south side following removal of the large road between 2019 and 2021
The July Column, with the new pedestrian area at the south side following removal of the large road between 2019 and 2021
Storming of the Bastille (1789), by Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Houel
Storming of the Bastille (1789), by Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Houel
Initial project for the Place de la Bastille's redevelopment, with an elephant sculpture to be built in its center
Initial project for the Place de la Bastille's redevelopment, with an elephant sculpture to be built in its center
Place de la Bastille amidst Commune destruction, by Alphonse Liebert, 1871
Place de la Bastille amidst Commune destruction, by Alphonse Liebert, 1871
Bastille
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The Bastille was a medieval fortress in Paris, known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state pris
Place de la Bastille
…The Place de la Bastille (French pronunciation: ) is a square in Paris where the Bastille Prison once stood, until the storming of the Bastille and its subsequent physical destruction between 14 July 1789 and 14 July 1790 during the French Revolution…
East view of the Bastille, drawing c. 1790
East view of the Bastille, drawing c. 1790
Historical reconstruction showing the moat below the walls of Paris (left), the Bastille and the Porte Saint-Antoine (right) in 1420
Historical reconstruction showing the moat below the walls of Paris (left), the Bastille and the Porte Saint-Antoine (right) in 1420
A depiction of the Bastille and neighbouring Paris in 1575, showing the new bastions, the new Porte Saint-Antoine, the Arsenal complex and the open co
A depiction of the Bastille and neighbouring Paris in 1575, showing the new bastions, the new Porte Saint-Antoine, the Arsenal complex and the open countryside beyond the city defences
The Bastille in 1647, illustrating the bastion, the stone abutment linking to the fortress and the new southern entrance built during the 1550s
The Bastille in 1647, illustrating the bastion, the stone abutment linking to the fortress and the new southern entrance built during the 1550s