Happy Bastille Day!

[Sonia59]

Here's a picture from when I was in France that they said was what remained of the Bastille.

It's correct. This is a miniature copy of the original castle, which was used as a prison when it was attacked on the 14th July 1789:


After the attack, it was completely dismantled and the stones were used to build other structures, such as the bridge "le pont de la concorde". This is why there is almost nothing left.


A detail for people interested in History: I always thought the 14th of July was celebrating the Bastille's attack, symbol of the French revolution. This is what I remember having learned at school. Actually Wikipedia says the 14th of July is celebrating the "fête de la fédération", which corresponds to the first anniversary of the Bastille's attack. So yesterday we did commemorate the 14th July 1790 and not the 14th July 1789!

I'm curious to know what my girl will learn at school in a few years!

[Killearn Kitties]

Oh well you learn something new everyday! I was always thought that the event commemorated the storming of the Bastille, not the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille.

That really is splitting hairs.