HISTORY: The Fall of Bastille And The Beginning Of The French Revolution, The 14th Of July 1789.
The Bastille was a fortress built by the French to help protect them from invaders during the Hundred Years’ War. Later, the kings of France used the Bastille as a prison for political and religious prisoners. It became a symbol of the repression exerted on the French people by the monarchy.
One of the revolutionary days in Paris and now a national holiday, the 14th of July (“Bastille Day”) is celebrated with a mixture of solemn military parades and easygoing dancing and fireworks.
Bastille Day, in France and its overseas departments and territories, holiday marking the anniversary of the fall on July 14, 1789, of the Bastille, in Paris. Originally built as a medieval fortress, the Bastille eventually came to be used as a state prison.
On 14 July 1789, a crowd in Paris stormed the Bastille and destroyed it. This was because of the increasing discontent between the French citizens and the growing feeling of aggression and conflict in France. This demolition of the Bastille by the crowd marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
