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  2. Bastille - Wikipedia

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    The Bastille was built in response to a threat to Paris during the Hundred Years' War between England and France. [1] Prior to the Bastille, the main royal castle in Paris was the Louvre, in the west of the capital, but the city had expanded by the middle of the 14th century and the eastern side was now exposed to an English attack. [1]

  3. July Column - Wikipedia

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    Augustin Dumont's Génie de la Liberté. The July Column (French: Colonne de Juillet) is a monumental column in Paris commemorating the Revolution of 1830.It stands in the center of the Place de la Bastille and celebrates the Trois Glorieuses — the 'three glorious' days of 27–29 July 1830 that saw the fall of Charles X, King of France, and the commencement of the July Monarchy of Louis ...

  4. Place de la Bastille - Wikipedia

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    The Place de la Bastille (French pronunciation: [plas dÉ™ la bastij]) 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. No vestige of the prison remains.

  5. A Tale of Two Cities - Wikipedia

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    A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by English author Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met.

  6. The 120 Days of Sodom - Wikipedia

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    The modern, ruined Château de Lacoste. The 120 Days of Sodom is set near the end of the reign of Louis XIV. [6] Four wealthy libertines—the Duc de Blangis (representing the nobility), the Bishop of X*** (representing the clergy), the Président de Curval (representing the legal system), and Durcet (representing high finance) [7] —lock themselves in an isolated castle, the Château de ...

  7. Justine (de Sade novel) - Wikipedia

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    The story has been adapted for film several times, most notably in a 1969 international co-production directed by Jesús Franco and starring Jack Palance, Romina Power, and Klaus Kinski as the Marquis, titled Marquis de Sade: Justine. There has also been a graphic novel version by Guido Crepax.

  8. Bridgerton star Simone Ashley is Eve in Bastille Presents ...

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    Bridgerton star Simone Ashley features in a moving short film from Bastille frontman Dan Smith for his new album, &( Ampersand), which accompanies the original song “Eve & Paradise Lost”.

  9. Bastille (Grenoble) - Wikipedia

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    Hill and fortress of the Bastille. The Bastille is a fortress culminating at 476 m (1,561ft) above sea level, [1] located at the south end of the Chartreuse mountain range and overlooking the city of Grenoble, France. The Bastille, which also gives its name to the hill, is the main tourist site of the Grenoble area, with 600,000 visitors per ...