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1. It was an armory.
2. It was a prison.
3. The storming of the Bastille started the French Revolution because the peasants seized the weapons stored in the Bastille and became an army and not just a mob.
- Louis XIII first used it as a State Prison.
- The Key to the Bastille was presented to George Washington in 1790.
- It was built by Charles V between 1370 and 1383.
- Voltaire was once a prisoner at the Bastille.
- The Marquis de Sade was a former prisoner of the Bastille.
- It was formally known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine.
- The Governor who surrendered the Bastille and was later lynched was born at the Bastille.
It was built for the defense of Paris during the Hundred Years' War.
It consisted of eight towers connected by a terrace.
King Louis XIII placed the first prisoners there.
Voltaire was a guest there for 11 months.
It had a prisoner capacity of 50 but held only 7 when stormed.
The Key to the Bastille is on display at Mount Vernon in Virginia.
Voltaire and Marquis de Sade had both been prisoners there.
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Who built the Bastille?
Charles V built the bastille
What are facts about the storming of the Bastille and the Tennis Court Oath?
This was a very dramatic event and a lot of people got killed. There are no "fun" facts to be mentioned. -- Answer-- 1. The Bastille was both and amoury and a prison for upper class political prisoners.. 2. Most of the prison guards were retired soldiers and not young men.. 3. There were only 8 prisoners on the day of the storming and all were released. 4. The French decided to storm the Bastile because they feared the King's soldiers would killed them and stop the uprise.. Remember the Bastile was an amoury and had guns and gun powder. 5. The Bastille did not have an source of water and only had enough food for two days. 6. The French people decided to destroy the Bastille however they didn't have machinery so they tore it down by hand.. *NOTE the Bastille was a huge keep (fort) with some stones bigger than a car
What is the French Revolution prison known as?
The Storming of the Bastille marks the start of the French Revolution.
What day did the Bastille get destroyed?
The Bastille was stormed on the 14th July 1789, this along with the Tennis Court Oath is generally thought to be the start of the French Revolution.
Location of the French prison where the revolution began in 1789?
The Bastille, in Paris. The most celebrated prison to be stormed was the Bastille.
What three facts about the Bastille castle?
it took 20 years to build
Bastille was a?
The Bastille was a prison.
Who built the Bastille?
Charles V built the bastille
Where was The Bastille located?
The Bastille (formally known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine) was a fortress in Paris, France.
Was Bastille a palace?
The Bastille was a prison.
When did Bastille end?
Bastille ended in 1789.
Is the Bastille Prison masculine or feminine in French?
In French, the Bastille Prison is considered feminine, and you would refer to it as "la Bastille."
What is the Bastille and what happened there?
Explain more, Bastille peak is a mountain in Canada and Bastille prison is a prison in France....
Why was bastille significant?
look up Bastille Day.
Where did the fall of the Bastille occur?
In the Bastille prison in Paris.
Was Robespierre executed on Bastille Day?
Not on the original Bastille Day, but on Bastille Day held several years later.
Who built Bastille?
The Bastille was made a prison under the reign of Louis XIII.
