Place de la Bastille

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historic site public square

Place de la Bastille is a historic square in Paris, France, known as the former site of the Bastille prison and a symbolic landmark of the French Revolution.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site → public square →
associatedWith	Bastille Day celebrations → French revolutionary memory →
citySquareType	traffic roundabout →
commemoratedBy	July Column →
commemoratesEvent	July Revolution of 1830 →
country	France →
crossedBy	Canal Saint-Martin →
formerSiteOf	Bastille prison →
hasFunction	civic space → tourist attraction → transport hub →
hasMonument	Colonne de Juillet → July Column →
hasStreet	Boulevard Beaumarchais → Boulevard Bourdon → Boulevard Henri-IV → Boulevard Richard-Lenoir → Rue Saint-Antoine → Rue de Lyon → Rue de la Roquette →
hasStructure	Bastille metro station → Opéra Bastille →
heritageStatus	important historical site of Paris →
inauguratedAsSquare	early 19th century →
knownFor	commemorations of the French Revolution → political demonstrations → public gatherings → site of demolished Bastille fortress →
languageOfName	French →
locatedIn	11th arrondissement of Paris → 12th arrondissement of Paris → 4th arrondissement of Paris → Paris →
namedAfter	Bastille Saint-Antoine →
near	Faubourg Saint-Antoine → Marais district →
partOf	Right Bank of Paris →
publicTransport	Paris Métro Line 1 → Paris Métro Line 5 → Paris Métro Line 8 →
shape	square →
significantEvent	French Revolution → Storming of the Bastille →
symbolOf	French Republic → French Revolution →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
4th arrondissement of Paris → Right Bank of the Seine →	contains
Bastille Day ("Bastille prison") →	associatedWith
Faubourg Saint-Antoine →	borderedBy
12th arrondissement of Paris →	hasNotableSquare
Colonne de Juillet →	hasViewOver
Colonne de Juillet →	locatedIn
Le Quatorze Juillet ("Bastille prison") →	locationOfEventCommemorated
Place de la Bastille ("Bastille Saint-Antoine") →	namedAfter
Gare de Lyon →	nearby
Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris →	passesLandmark
Le Quatorze Juillet ("Bastille prison in Paris") →	relatedTo
Bastille →	siteNow
Storming of the Bastille ("Bastille Saint-Antoine") →	tookPlaceAt