Place de la Bastille (Paris)

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Place de la Bastille is a public square in Paris, France. The square and its surrounding areas are normally called simply Bastille.
It is named after the Bastille Saint-Antoine, the French prison which once stood there; it was stormed on 14 July 1789 during the French Revolution.

Today, it is home to the Opéra Bastille, a modern opera house.
It is served by the Paris Métro lines 1, 5 and 8.
Bastille is still a symbolic place for social protest manifestation.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_de_la_Bastille
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Coordinates:   48°51'11"N   2°22'8"E

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