Bastille

The Place de la Bastille is a square in the beautiful city of Paris. It is the place where the Bastille prison stood previously. The square host's concerts and other public events. The Place de la Bastilles sprawls the 4th, 11th, & 12th arrondissements of Paris.

The northeastern area of Bastille, which is bustling at night with its concert halls, cafés, and nightclubs. In the conflict of the French Revolution in 1789, the Bastille old fortress was stormed by a crowd. This square and its surrounding areas are collectively referred to as Bastille. Remarkably, the Colonne de Juillet or the July column is erected at the center of the square to commemorate the events of the July Revolution in 1830. 


The Bastille (Bastille Saint-Antoine) was originally a fortress in Paris since that was used as a state prison by the kings of France from 1659 until the storming. It became a significant symbol for the French Republican movement but was replaced by the Place de la Bastille, after which there were no remnants of the prison. Place de la Bastille was inaugurated on the bicentenary of the French Revolution.