Site of the beginning of French Revolution

Site of the beginning of French Revolution is a battlefield in , . Site of the beginning of French Revolution is situated nearby to the battlefield , as well as near the metro station .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ruins of Bastille and Opéra Bastille.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Bastille was a medieval fortress in , known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France.

Theater building
The is a modern opera house in the , France. Inaugurated in 1989 as part of President François Mitterrand's Grands Travaux, it became the main facility of the Paris National Opera, France's principal opera company… is situated 200 metres southeast of Site of the beginning of French Revolution.

Metro station
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bastille is a station on Line 1, Line 5 and Line 8 of the Paris Métro. Located under the and near the former location of the , it is situated on the border of the , and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Faubourg Saint-Antoine and 11th arrondissement.

Suburb
Photo: Jean-François Gornet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The was one of the traditional suburbs of , France. It grew up to the east of the around the abbey of , and ran along the Rue du .

Photo: ParisSharing, CC BY 2.0.
The is home to two quite different but equally blossoming centres of Parisian nightlife. The streets just northwest of Place de la Bastille are full of little bars which attract a mix of young suburban Parisians, expats, and foreigners.

Suburb
Photo: Luctor IV, Public domain.
The is a historic district in , . It spreads across parts of the and arrondissements on the Rive Droite, or Right Bank, of the .

Site of the beginning of French Revolution

Latitude
48.85288° or 48° 51′ 10″ north
Longitude
2.36886° or 2° 22′ 8″ east
Open location code
8FW4V939+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13411401987
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­battlefield
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to French—“Site of the beginning of French Revolution” goes by many names.

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