Bastille
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| - | The '''Bastille''' was a [[prison]] in [[Paris]], known formally as '''Bastille Saint-Antoine'''—Number 232, Rue Saint-Antoine—best known today because of the [[storming of the Bastille]] on [[July 14]], [[1789]], which is considered the beginning of the [[French Revolution]]. The French [[national holiday]], celebrated annually on [[July 14]] is commonly known in English as [[Bastille Day]]. ''Bastille'' is a [[French language|French]] word meaning "[[castle]]" or "stronghold"; used with a definite article (''la Bastille'' in French, ''the Bastille'' in English), it refers to the prison. Most people believe that the reason for the storming of the Bastille by the peasants was to release the prisoners, but this was also where the French Army stored their weaponry.{{GFDL}} | + | The '''Bastille''' was a [[prison]] in [[Paris]], known formally as '''Bastille Saint-Antoine'''—Number 232, Rue Saint-Antoine—best known today because of the [[storming of the Bastille]] on [[July 14]], [[1789]], which is considered the beginning of the [[French Revolution]]. The French [[national holiday]], celebrated annually on [[July 14]] is commonly known in English as Bastille Day. ''Bastille'' is a [[French language|French]] word meaning "[[castle]]" or "stronghold"; used with a definite article (''la Bastille'' in French, ''the Bastille'' in English), it refers to the prison. Most people believe that the reason for the storming of the Bastille by the peasants was to release the prisoners, but this was also where the French Army stored their weaponry.{{GFDL}} |
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The Bastille was a prison in Paris, known formally as Bastille Saint-Antoine—Number 232, Rue Saint-Antoine—best known today because of the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, which is considered the beginning of the French Revolution. The French national holiday, celebrated annually on July 14 is commonly known in English as Bastille Day. Bastille is a French word meaning "castle" or "stronghold"; used with a definite article (la Bastille in French, the Bastille in English), it refers to the prison. Most people believe that the reason for the storming of the Bastille by the peasants was to release the prisoners, but this was also where the French Army stored their weaponry.
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