Bastille

Top ten facts about…the Bastille

Today is Bastille Day, Le Quatorze Juillet, celebrating the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris on July 14, 1789, which started the French Revolution. 1. The event was largely symbolic: the Bastille housed only seven elderly prisoners at the time.  2. The Bastille was built in the 14th century as a fortress to defend...