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The Bastille was a fortress and prison located in what European city?

Correct answer: Paris, France

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What people think about it: 26 Comments

Missy K

Thinking those of us in the States might witness our own version of "storming of the Bastille" with some version of bread riots in the near future. Too few bourgeois folk and far too many hungry people, as the division between rich and poor gets greater and greater. JMHO

I am not a number.

At the time of the storming there were only about 10 prisoners.

Fun guy

irony: built to defend against the English, taken over by their own people. never overlook the meek ...

Player #23645392

Whenever someone says Bastille, I think of conflict.....

Qatwalk

ironmage, I like Dumas, but I don't get the connection between him and the Bastille. When I think of a writer connected to the Bastille, I think of Dickens and Tale of Two Cities.

Player #27544762

Gryphon, I've re-read the description twice and found no mention of France being in Eastern Europe.

Melode

the man inthe Ironman was written by dumas. also the three musketeers. they all had something to do with the bastille. actually the marquis de sade was in there at the storming of the bastille. they had to move him somewhere else.

BrainTek

so much history in Europe I hope to see someday

Player #120374466

Missy K, It's the political rulers who refuse assistance to the homeless and the almost extinct American middle class that are tempting the storming.

Player #120374466

Fun guy, These people were not meek. They were out for blood.

Dee

Player Gigi #28446253, you forgot valentine's day.

Qatwalk

Player #35039681, The Earth is round. You can reach France from USA traveling either direction.

dicco1973

Player Gigi #28446253, except for Caesar 14th of March is the Ides of March the day he was stabbed to death

Player Gigi #28446253

Westie lover 🐾, July 14, Bastille day, June 14, Flag day, May 14, birth of Israel, and, MY birthday! lol. 14th is a good day of the month😃

Player Gigi #28446253

Player #23645392, and rightly so!

Guillermo

"Bastille Day" .. just another song demonstrating the genius who was Prof. Neil Peart

TJ SISTER

Sounded kind of frenchy to me. 😁

Player #1240373

I couldnt imagine what it would if being like locked up in there and waiting to die withvtye gulliotine

ironmage

thank God for Alexandre Dumas, lol

SweetPopi

My daughter's niece was born on Bastille Day. We have been to France 3 times. We love visiting there.

Sonicgirl

And now that all the Gentry, nobles, and of course the Royal family were all murdered. Today, its a very unstable Republic state of the European Community.