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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.
What else can I help you with?
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
Was Bastille a palace?
The Bastille was a prison.
Where was The Bastille located?
The Bastille (formally known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine) was a fortress in Paris, France.
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....
Where did the fall of the Bastille occur?
In the Bastille prison in Paris.
Why was bastille significant?
look up Bastille Day.
Who built Bastille?
The Bastille was made a prison under the reign of Louis XIII.
Was Robespierre executed on Bastille Day?
Not on the original Bastille Day, but on Bastille Day held several years later.
