Bastille

Summary

Bastille is a castle^[1]. Bastille ranks in the top 0.29% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,190 views/month, #8 of 2,754).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bastille is located in 4th arrondissement of Paris^[3].
• Bastille is in the country of France^[4].
• Bastille's instance of is recorded as castle^[5].
• Bastille's instance of is recorded as prison^[6].
• Bastille's instance of is recorded as destroyed building or structure^[7].
• Bastille's commissioned by is recorded as Charles V of France^[8].
• Bastille is made of stone^[9].
• The location of Bastille was Place de la Bastille^[10].
• Bastille took place at Paris^[11].
• Bastille is part of Wall of Charles V^[12].
• Bastille is used for fortress^[13].
• Bastille is used for prison^[14].
• Bastille's Commons category is recorded as Bastille^[15].
• +1370-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bastille^[16].
• Bastille was dissolved in +1789-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Bastille was part of the conflict Hundred Years' War^[18].
• Bastille was part of the conflict French Wars of Religion^[19].
• Bastille's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.853333, 'lon': 2.369167}^[20].
• Bastille's significant event is recorded as construction^[21].
• Bastille's significant event is recorded as Storming of the Bastille^[22].
• Bastille's significant event is recorded as demolition^[23].
• Bastille's significant event is recorded as Battle of the Faubourg St Antoine^[24].
• Bastille's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bastille^[25].
• Bastille's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[26].
• Bastille's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[27].

Body

Founding

+1370-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bastille^[16].

Identity

Bastille is part of Wall of Charles V^[12].

Dissolution

Bastille was dissolved in +1789-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Bastille include Place de la Bastille^[28], a square^[29], in France^[30], founded in 1792^[31] and Bastille Post^[32], a website^[33], in People's Republic of China^[34].

Why It Matters

Bastille ranks in the top 0.29% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,190 views/month, #8 of 2,754).^[2] Bastille has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Bastille is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Bastille include Place de la Bastille^[28], a square^[29], in France^[30], founded in 1792^[31] and Bastille Post^[32], a website^[33], in People's Republic of China^[34].