| Type: | Sport, 42 ft (13 m) |
| GPS: | 38.01317, -90.62487 |
| FA: | Chuck McGibbon |
| Page Views: | 354 total · 7/month |
| Shared By: | Rich S on Sep 4, 2021 |
| Admins: | Rich S, Dave Hug, Nick Richards, Jeremy Collins |
Description
The Bastille was constructed in the 1370’s as a fortified gate to protect Paris from invading English forces in the Hundred Years War.
Over the next 400 years it served as a royal treasury, a VIP guest house, and lastly as a prison. The writers Voltaire and Marquis de Sade spent some time there as prisoners. During the French Revolution it was stormed by a mob on 14 July 1789, in search of arms and ammunition. It was torn down shortly thereafter.



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