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Bastille

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Bastille [O.Fr.,=fortress], fortress and state prison in Paris, located, until its demolition (started in 1789), near the site of the present Place de la Bastille. It was begun c.1369 by Hugh Aubriot, provost of the merchants [mayor] of Paris under King Charles V. Arbitrary and secret imprisonment by lettre de cachet gave rise to stories of horror, but actually the Bastille was generally used for persons of influence, and its regime for most political prisoners was mild. As a symbol of absolutism the Bastille was hated. It had strategic importance, for its guns commanded one of the gates... Read more

Bastille, Franck Joseph
BASTILLE, Franck Joseph French designer Born: circa 1964. Career: Known for whimsical designs and embroidered motifs...Exhibitions: Fashion and Surrealism, New York, 1987. Address: 13 rue de la Roquette, 75011 Paris. Publications On BASTILLE: Articles "Bastille's Day," in Elle (New York), July 1989. ... Read more

Bastille
...In the 17th–18th centuries, the Bastille was used as a French state prison and...the end of the ancien regime . The Bastille was subsequently demolished by the Revolutionary government. Bastille Day (July 14) has been a French national... Read more

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	Revelers of Boston unite on Bastille Day; Hub Bastille Day parties; Liberty, equality, revelry.(Arts and Lifestyle) ; July 14, or Bastille Day, might be France's holiday, but...Library on Friday night for its annual Bastille Day fete on Marlborough Street, where...French Library has been the site of Bastille Day revelry for a quarter-century, enough... Read more
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	Soviet Storms Bastille;Parisians Are Cool to Gorbachev's Media Blitz ; The Bastille seemed to disappoint Soviet President...kind of myth in mind when they chose the Bastille as the site of Gorbachev's major walkabout...actual bicentennial celebrations. The Bastille site offered a perfect ideological backdrop... Read more
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