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    The Bastille (/bæˈstiːl/, French: [bastij] ) was a fortress in Paris, known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal...
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    The Storming of the Bastille (French: Prise de la Bastille [pʁiz də la bastij]) occurred in Paris, France, on 14 July 1789, when revolutionary insurgents...
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    Bastille are an English indie pop band formed in 2010. The group began as a solo project by lead vocalist Dan Smith, but later expanded to include keyboardist...
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    Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France, which is celebrated on 14 July each year. It is referred...
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  • Look up bastille or Bastille in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Bastille was a prison in France. Bastille may also refer to: Bastille (fortification)...
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    The Opéra Bastille (French: [ɔpeʁa bastij] , "Bastille Opera House") is a modern opera house in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. Inaugurated in...
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    la Bastille (French pronunciation: [plas də la bastij]) is a square in Paris where the Bastille prison once stood, until the storming of the Bastille and...
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  • Look up Bastille Day in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bastille Day is the common name for the French National Day, celebrated on 14 July each year...
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    re-constituted themselves as a National Assembly in June. The Storming of the Bastille in Paris on 14 July was followed by a series of radical measures by the...
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    Siege of the Bastille (French: La Prise de la Bastille) is a gouache painting by Claude Cholat depicting the Storming of the Bastille. The painting is...
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