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What are facts about the Bastille?
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 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.
Who got the key to the Bastille?
The "main key" to the Bastille was given to Lafayette, who gifted it to George Washington. This key was not to the west portal of the Bastille, but to its pedestrian entrance on the south side of the Bastille. This key belonged to the prison warden, who was later beheaded, and allowed access into and out of the Bastille. Another, much larger key was to the vehicular entrance, also on the south side. Lafayette gave it to the masons in Alexandria, Virginia. Many other Bastille keys still exist. For more information, check out the book "George Washington's Liberty Key: Mount Vernon's Bastille Key — the Mystery and Magic of Its Body, Mind, and Soul."
