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The Bastille During the First Days of its Demolition (French: La Bastille, dans les premiers jours de sa démolition) is a 1789 history painting by the French artist Hubert Robert. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Following the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 at the beginning of the French Revolution , it was announced that the historic fortress and ...
The Bastille then represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. The prison contained only seven inmates at the time of its storming and was already scheduled for demolition, but was seen by the revolutionaries as a symbol of the monarchy's abuse of power. Its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
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The Bastille (/ b æ ˈ s t iː l /, French: ⓘ) was a 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 prison by the kings of France .
The Place de la Bastille (French pronunciation: [plas də 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.