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The current Place de la Bastille is located on the former fort's site. In addition to the July Column, it is also home to the Opéra Bastille . The large ditch ( fossé ) behind the former fort has been transformed into a marina for pleasure boats, the Bassin de l'Arsenal , to the south, which is bordered by the Boulevard de la Bastille .
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 ...
The Boulevard de la Bastille (French pronunciation: [bulvaʁ də la bastij]) is the southwesternmost street of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, situated in the quartier called Quinze-Vingts. It overlooks the east side of the Paris marina, known as the Port de Plaisance or Port de l'Arsenal , with which it forms a boundary with the 4th ...
Pages in category "Place de la Bastille" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Gare de la Bastille; J. July Column; M. Bastille station ...
The 11th arrondissement is a varied and engaging area. To the west lies the Place de la République, which is linked to the Place de la Bastille, in the east, by the sweeping, tree-lined Boulevard Richard-Lenoir, with its large markets and children's parks.
Drawing of Alavoine by Eustache-Hyacinthe Langlois. Jean-Antoine Alavoine (4 January 1778 – 15 November 1834) was a French architect best known for his column in the Place de la Bastille, Paris (1831–1840), the July Column [1] to memorialize those fallen in the Revolution of 1830.
Place de la Bastille, the location of the Bastille, stormed on 14 July 1789; Opéra Bastille, opera house; Promenade Plantée, a 4.5-kilometre long (2.8 mi) elevated garden along the abandoned railway which led to the former Gare de La Bastille railway station. Bassin de l'Arsenal, boat basin; July Column, a monument to the revolution of 1830
Place de la Bastille; V. The Victors of the Bastille in Front of the Hôtel de Ville This page was last edited on 17 December 2024, at 21:51 (UTC). ...