History: What's the "Bastille" in Bastille Day?

🏰 Every year on July 14, France celebrates its national day, known in English as "Bastille Day". But what exactly is the so-called "Bastille"? Or should we say "was" because it no longer exists. It was a prison and a fortress in the heart of Paris, which the revolutionaries besieged, seized and destroyed from July 14, 1789, marking the beginning of the French Revolution. Join this week's conversation on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com Related episodes: la Révolution française (https://youtu.be/Ctzqdmvt0Ls), De 1776 à 1789 (https://youtu.be/Bays2-Q-Ugw) 🎙 (fr) "La Vérité sur la Bastille" on Europe 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIK1iGJlwJQ 🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider: - supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup - subscribe and share 🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com