Place de la Bastille Paris : Paris Tourism

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Place de la Bastille
75012 Paris

La Bastille is a place of importance for all of French history. It was built between 1370 and 1382 in order to protect Paris from potential invaders.
Richelieu transformed La Bastille into a prison which rapidly became the symbol of the old arbitrary monarchy. Famous people passed by this prison : politicians like Fouquet, authors like Voltaire or Sade, who screamed from his window that the “prisoners were executed”. Simple orders under the king’s seal sent all these men to jail.

La Bastille entered into history on the 14th of July. It was besieged by revolutionaries and hundred allied “gardes-francaises”.

As a memory for the deaths of the “Trois Glorieuses” of July 1830, a column topped by the “Génie de la Liberté” was erected on the square of La Bastille on order of Louis-Philippe.

The workers went on strike four months after the birth of the Second Republic. As a symbol, the workers started their march from La Bastille, which is now the starting point of every workers` union protest march.

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(Distance < 1 km)
rooms ranging from: 63.00 Euros
Info: Set in one of the liveliest districts of Paris, this hotel features rooms with private bathroom. A 24-hour front desk and free Wi-Fi in the hotel lobby are provided.

Accessible by a lift, rooms at Hôtel Bastille have a simple décor and......

(Distance < 1 km)
Info: Hôtel Royal Bastille is located in central Paris, just 20 metres from the Place de la Bastille. It offers rooms with free Wi-Fi access and flat-screen TVs with cable channels.

The guest rooms and suites at the Royal Bastille are all......

(Distance < 1 km)
rooms ranging from: 85.00 Euros
Info: The Speria Hotel is located in the trendy Marais district, between Bastille and the Vosges Squares. It offers 24-hour reception and modern style accommodations with air conditioning and satellite TV.

The Bastille Speria provides rooms......

(Distance < 1 km)
rooms ranging from: 118.00 Euros
Info: This modern hotel is set in the heart of Paris, just a 3-minute walk from Place de la Bastille and Place des Vosges. It offers an on-site bar and brightly decorated rooms with free Wi-Fi access.

With an iPod docking station and a......

(Distance < 1 km)
rooms ranging from: 89.00 Euros
Info: Located 280 metres from Place de la Bastille and its metro station, this hotel features free Wi-Fi internet access, a 24-hour reception and air-conditioned room serviced with a lift. Notre Dame Cathedral is a 20-minute walk away.

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