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	Bastille - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bastille is a French word meaning "castle" or "stronghold"; used as a single word ("la Bastille" in French), it refers to the prison.
		De Launay was seized and dragged towards the Hôtel de Ville, but was stabbed to death by the mob in the street outside the Hôtel.
		Place de la Bastille, with the July Column in the center, and the Opéra Bastille on the right.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bastille (1399 words)

	Place de la Bastille - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Place de la Bastille is a square in Paris, where the Bastille prison stood until it was stormed and subsequently torn down between July 14, 1789 and July 14, 1790 during the French Revolution; no vestige remains.
		At the centre of the square is the July Column (Colonne de juillet) which commemorates the events of the July Revolution (1830).
		On the square there are also the Opera Bastille and the Bastille metro station.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Place_de_la_Bastille (219 words)

	ipedia.com: Bastille Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		De Launay was seized and dragged towards the Hôtel de Ville in a storm of abuse.
		De Launay was instantly stabbed repeatedly and fell to the street, his head was then sawn off and fixed on a pike to be carried through the streets.
		The former location of the fort is currently called the Place de la Bastille, and some of the remains (although not at their original location) are still visible nearby.
	www.ipedia.com /bastille.html (1133 words)

	Paris Hotel Louxor - The Opera Bastille and the Place de la Bastille (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		His design was characterised by its respect for the characteristics of the district, an inviting sight for the public by it's glass façade and the use of identical materials inside and outside.
		The Opera Bastille was designed to make new concepts in scenery and stage decor fit together (the three-dimensional sets that complete or replace the trompe-l'oeil of the baroque and romantic period) and for a new public.
		The bouncers at clubs like the Chapelle des Lombards, and at Balajo itself, the heavy drug scene and the uneasy mix of local residents have taken the soul away from a street that ten years ago deserved the special affection that Parisians of all sorts gave it.
	www.hotellouxorparis.com /fiche/bastille.html (493 words)

	Bastille on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		BASTILLE [Bastille] [O.Fr.,=fortress], fortress and state prison in Paris, located, until its demolition (started in 1789), near the site of the present Place de la Bastille.
		It was begun c.1369 by Hugh Aubriot, provost of the merchants [mayor] of Paris under King Charles V. Arbitrary and secret imprisonment by lettre de cachet gave rise to stories of horror, but actually the Bastille was generally used for persons of influence, and its regime for most political prisoners was mild.
		The storming of the Bastille marks the beginning of the French Revolution, and July 14—Bastille Day—became the national holiday of republican France.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/Bastille.asp (925 words)

	Paris and Politics
		After the Revolution of 1789 and the destruction of the Bastille, each of these squares were renamed, all royal statues were removed and new ones were put in their place.
		However one of the strangest things he did was to place a statue of a giant elephant in the Place de la Bastille (the sight of the ruined fortress).
		Yes, the statue of Napoleon was returned to its place atop the Vendome column, but certainly contradictory to this was the placement of a column topped by the Genius of Liberty at the Place de la Bastille (Napoleon's elephant had been allowed to crumble into disrepair).
	www.mtholyoke.edu /courses/rschwart/hist255-s01/mapping-paris/Paris_and_Politics.html (827 words)

	Paris France - Colonne de Juillet
		The original remains of the Bastille prison are a few rocks in the square Galli, in Sully-Morland, some stones on the metro line Pantin-Italie (direction Pantin), a Bastille-souvenir carved in original Bastille stone displayed at the musee Carnavalet and the ancient chime of the Bastille inside the "Hippopotamus" restaurant on the place de la Bastille.
		Colonne de Juillet--The July Column doesn't commemorate the Revolution but honors the victims of the July Revolution of 1830, which put Louis-Philippe on the throne after the heady but wrenching victories and defeats of Napoleon Bonaparte.
		The gold-covered statue at the top is called the Génie de la Révolution (the Genesis of the Revolution, approximately) The corpses of the victims were buried under the column.
	www.visi.com /~tomcat/travelogue/europe/france0015.shtml (847 words)

	ABC News: Vive La Bastille Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In Paris, Bastille Day is one big, rollicking party, beginning the night before at the city square called place de la Bastille.
		The Bastille Prison, with eight towers and 100-foot-high walls, once stood in the center of the city, dominating the Parisian skyline.
		The large painting "La Fête de la Fédération" shows the happy result of their efforts: People from every social class hugging, kissing, and mingling in joy and exuberance in a newly freed nation.
	abcnews.go.com /Travel/RickSteves/story?id=936366 (667 words)

	Paris : Walking Tours : Walking Tour 3 \| Frommers.com
		When Paris began to overflow the confines of Ile de la Cité in the 13th century, the citizenry began to settle in Le Marais, a marsh that used to be flooded by the Seine.
		During the Revolution, it was renamed place de l'Invisibilité, and its statue of Louis XIII was stolen (and probably melted down).
		Rue des Rosiers (Street of the Rosebushes) is one of the most colorful and typical streets remaining from Paris's old Jewish quarter, and you'll find an intriguing blend of living memorials to Ashkenazi and Sephardic traditions.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/paris/0062020035.html (2520 words)

	Place de la Bastille, Paris
		It was widely held that the Bastille represented a stronghold from which the royal troops would sally forth to commence their slaughter of the Parisians.
		De Launay himself was struck down, and his head, cut off with a butcher's knife, paraded around Paris on a pike.
		As part of the nationwide celebrations for July 1989, the bicentennial of the French Revolution, the Opéra de la Bastille was erected, inspiring substantial redevelopment on the surrounding streets.
	www.discoverfrance.net /France/Paris/Monuments-Paris/Bastille.shtml (779 words)

	Paris MYSTERIOUS : Place de la Bastille Prison - rue de la Roquette - History and description
		The heavy steel keys of the Bastille can be found today in the Museum Carnavalet, and a good portion of its stone walls went towards building the Pont de la Concorde.
		In place of the prison today stands an enormous bronze column named the July Column, erected by Louis-Phillipe following the fall of Charles X in memory of those who died during the revolution and as a representation of the freedom found as a result.
		The new Bastille Opéra was inaugurated for the bicentenary of the revolution of 1989, the ultra-modern theatre become Paris’; second.
	www.parisbestlodge.com /bastille.html (224 words)

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		But the Bastille fortress was used less and less, and when the famous 21st of July 1989 arrived, the people stormed the bastion, which housed only seven prisoners of which four were money counterfeiters, the sick minded and the Count of Solages, imprisoned under the accusation of incest.
		Then the actual column of the Bastille was erected, or Colonne de Juillet, a monument to the revolution of 1830 (yes, another revolution).The column is engraved in gold with the names of Parisians who died during the revolution.
		The gold-covered statue at the top is called the Génie de la Révolution (the Genesis of the Revolution, approximately) and is interesting in that it also appears on French ten-franc coins, as homage for the victims of the 1830 revolution, called "les Trois Glorieuses".
	jack-travel.com /Paris/ParisHtml/Paris_Visit_11th_Intro_Bastille.htm (791 words)

	Paris Apartment Alcove Studio Bastille rue de la Roquette (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The 42 square meters Alcove Studio is located rue de la Roquette in the 11th arrondissement, on the 4th French floor of a 19th century building and it sleeps 2 people.
		The Place de la Bastille, is only 50 meters away from the apartment.
		There, you will discover the Opera de Paris, considered as one of the most impresive in the world, and was inaugurated for the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution.
	www.parisattitude.com /apartment.asp?numProduit=952 (528 words)

	Bastille - Hotel du Pantheon - 3 star left bank Hotel Paris Saint Germain des Pres
		Begun 1369, it was originally intended to augment the city's defenses, though by the 17th century it was being used as a prison.
		His design was characterised by its respect for the characteristics of the district, an inviting sight for the public by it's glass façade and the use of identicalmaterials inside and outside.
		The Opera Bastille was designed to make new concepts in scenery and stage decor fit together (the three-dimensional sets that complete or replace the tromple-l'oeil of the baroque and romantic period) and for a new public.
	www.hoteldupantheon.com /fiche/bastille.html (513 words)

	Berlioz in Paris Colonne Juillet
		Later that year the government decided to build on the Place de la Bastille a commemorative bronze column in honour of the victims of the "Trois Glorieuses" — the three glorious days of the revolution.
		The inauguration of the column was accompanied by the solemn transfer of the bodies of the victims, and Berlioz was commissioned to write the music for the occasion.
		This was his Symphonie Funèbre et Triomphale, which was performed in the open air under the direction of Berlioz himself, leading the procession of musicians which ended at the Place de la Bastille (Memoirs chapter 50).
	www.hberlioz.com /Paris/BPColJuillet.html (373 words)

	Place de la Bastille
		Promoted to the rank of a symbol of the arbitrariness of the old monarchy, the Bastille was stormed by the Parisians on 14th July 1789, and later razed.
		To remember not the surrender of the prison with its last seven occupants in 1789, but the July Revolution of 1830, which replaced the autocratic Charles X with the "Citizen King" Louis-Philippe, a column surmounted by the "Spirit of Liberty" on place de la Bastille was erected.
		The bouncers at clubs like the Chapelle des Lomobards, and at Balajo itself, the heavy drug scene and the uneasy mix of local residents have taken the soul away from a street that ten years ago deserved the special affection that Parisians of all sorts gave it.
	www.timhotel.com /places/us/bastille.html (563 words)

	Opera de la Bastille Paris by Carlos Ott
		The result of a gigantic international competition, this building is one of the more maligned of the Grands Projets (Mitterrand’s 15 billion franc program to provide a series of modern monuments to symbolize France’s central role in art, politics, and world economy at the end of the twentieth century).
		Though not nearly as controversial as Pei’s pyramid at the Louvre, or as flashy as La Défense, after the dust settled, it was the design’s deliberate anonymity that leaves this building wanting.
		A bulky and unadventurous composition of gridded glass and stone reminiscent of so many 1980s office buidings, the only controversy was the choice of the design in the first place; it was by no means a unanimous choice out of a field of 700 entries.
	www.galinsky.com /buildings/operabastille (163 words)

	Parisian wine bar offers pleasurable dining experience - PittsburghLIVE.com
		The taking of the Bastille was the beginning of the long, tortuous road that led to the collapse of the absolute power of the French monarchy and the creation of a republican form of government based on representative democracy and political equality for all French citizens.
		Stones from the foundation of the long-gone prison are displayed in the Bastille subway stop, but in place of the prison, a massive monument called the Colonne de Juillet stands in the middle of a large, usually congested traffic circle called the Place de la Bastille.
		Nearby, the Opéra de la Bastille presents world-class operas and ballets; some of the hottest hip dance clubs in Paris are just around the corner.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/theguide/bridalguide/tribune-review/news/s_144814.html (1141 words)

	Hôtel Louxor à Paris - L'Opera Bastille et la Place de la Bastille (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		La Bastille, une forteresse et une prison de Paris, fut un symbole de l’absolutisme royal avant la Révolution Française.
		A partir du XVIIe siècle, la forteresse fut utilisée comme lieu d’emprisonnement.
		C'est pourquoi depuis la Place de la Bastille que partent les manifestations de protestation ainsi que le défilé syndical du 1er Mai.
	www.hotellouxorparis.com /fiche-fr/bastille.html (243 words)

	France For Rent: Lodging in historical Paris
		The apartment is located between the Seine River and the famous historical Place de la Bastille, neighboring the Marais district.
		You just need to walk 5 minutes to be in the historical heart of Paris, the Marais district, the "Place des Vosges" and even Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Ile Saint-Louis, which you can reach walking along the Seine river.
		La Bastille is one of the most popular district of Paris.
	www.franceforrent.com /bastille (368 words)

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		The castle best known as the Bastille was part of a larger complex, with several courtyards between the street entrance and the building itself.
		The Rue Lesdiguières (then the Passage des Lesdiguières), which runs north into the Rue St. Antoine, used to be a passage running along the outer wall of this complex, from the Rue de la Cerisaie to the Rue St. Antoine.
		Bearing in mind that the Bastille was originally a defensive fortress built into the city walls, you can also envision the old battlements extending north and south from the main castle, curving inward as they progress.
	www.jimcheval.com /bastille/b_was.html (558 words)

	kingcountyjournal.com - European Travel: France celebrates patriotism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bastille Day is July 14 -- the symbolic kickoff date of the French Revolution.
		With all this pomp and pageantry, you might think the square where the Revolution started, place de la Bastille, is a worthy sight to visit.
		The large painting ``La F^okte de la Fédération'' shows the happy result of their efforts: People from every social class hugging, kissing and mingling in joy and exuberance in a newly freed nation.
	www.kingcountyjournal.com /sited/story/html/211638 (611 words)

	Geopassage: France: North: Paris: Place de la Bastille (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Place de la Bastille was the former site of a prison.
		Upon celebration of the bicentennial celebration of the French Revolution in 1989, the 3,000-seat Bastille Opera house was built.
		The Bastille Opera is presented in an amazing curved mirror-glass architecture.
	france.geopassage.com /attraction.asp?attrID=17 (94 words)

	Souvenirs of Paris - Place de la Bastille magnet
		Place de la Bastille was the former spot of the Bastille castle where opponents to the king were put to jail.
		The french revolutionists destroyed the castle in 1789.
		Bastille district is nowadays a trendy and lively district of Paris.
	www.souvenirsofparis.com /magnets/PlaceBastille.html (81 words)

	T&T in France ~ Place de la Bastille
		Heading off for the Marais district to sit in a café and be oh-so Parisien, we turned the wrong way heading out of the Metro station, and instead of walking towards the Place des Vosges and the area we'd wanted to be in, we ended up at the Bastille, instead.
		La Bastille -- a place of revolution even now in the 21st century.
		On this spot once stood the infamous Bastille, a dank prison, that was overrun in the late 1700s by the angry, impoverished citizens.
	www.fishcat.com /france/17paris-bastille.html (699 words)

	Pictures of place de la Bastille and the Right Bank in Paris, France
		Photographs of place de la Bastille and the Right Bank in Paris by David Henry, featuring pictures of the colonne de Juillet, place des Vosges, Hôtel Herouet, Café Hugo and rue Vieille du Temple in the Marais, Belleville, Gare du Nord, boulevard Saint-Denis, porte Saint-Martin, rue de Clery, and the major squares in Paris.
		The «génie de la Bastille», at the top of the Column of July
		The Queen’s pavillion at place des Vosges, with the passageway to rue de Béarn
	www.davidphenry.com /Paris/Bastille.htm (476 words)

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