Place de la Bastille

Summary

Place de la Bastille is a square^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Place de la Bastille is located in 4th arrondissement of Paris^[3].
• Place de la Bastille is located in 11th arrondissement of Paris^[4].
• Place de la Bastille is located in 12th arrondissement of Paris^[5].
• Place de la Bastille is located in Quartier de l'Arsenal^[6].
• Place de la Bastille is located in Quartier de la Roquette^[7].
• Place de la Bastille is located in Quartier des Quinze-Vingts^[8].
• Place de la Bastille is in the country of France^[9].
• Place de la Bastille's instance of is recorded as square^[10].
• Place de la Bastille's shares border with is recorded as boulevard Beaumarchais^[11].
• Place de la Bastille's shares border with is recorded as boulevard Bourdon^[12].
• Place de la Bastille's shares border with is recorded as boulevard Henri-IV^[13].
• Place de la Bastille's shares border with is recorded as boulevard Richard-Lenoir^[14].
• Place de la Bastille's shares border with is recorded as rue de la Bastille^[15].
• Place de la Bastille's shares border with is recorded as rue de Lyon^[16].
• Place de la Bastille's shares border with is recorded as rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine^[17].
• Place de la Bastille's shares border with is recorded as rue Saint-Antoine^[18].
• Place de la Bastille's shares border with is recorded as boulevard de la Bastille^[19].
• Bastille is named after Place de la Bastille^[20].
• Place de la Bastille is part of road network of Paris^[21].
• Place de la Bastille's Commons category is recorded as Place de la Bastille (Paris)^[22].
• June 27, 1792 marks the founding of Place de la Bastille^[23].
• Place de la Bastille's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.853138888889, 'lon': 2.3691111111111}^[24].
• Place de la Bastille's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Place de la Bastille^[25].
• Place de la Bastille's Commons gallery is recorded as Place de la Bastille^[26].
• Place de la Bastille's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'place de la Bastille'}^[27].

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Geography

Place de la Bastille is in the country of France^[9]. Located in include 4th arrondissement of Paris^[3], a municipal arrondissement of France^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1860^[30]; 11th arrondissement of Paris^[4], a municipal arrondissement of France^[31], in France^[32], founded in 1860^[33]; 12th arrondissement of Paris^[5], a municipal arrondissement of France^[34], in France^[35], founded in 1860^[36]; Quartier de l'Arsenal^[6], an administrative quarter of Paris^[37], in France^[38]; Quartier de la Roquette^[7], an administrative quarter of Paris^[39], in France^[40]; and Quartier des Quinze-Vingts^[8], an administrative quarter of Paris^[41], in France^[42]. It is part of road network of Paris^[21].

Physical Characteristics

Place de la Bastille's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+215'}^[43].

Designation and Status

Place de la Bastille's instance of is recorded as square^[10].

History and Context

June 27, 1792 marks the founding of Place de la Bastille^[23]. Bastille is named after it^[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Place de la Bastille include Opéra Bastille^[44], an opera house^[45], in France^[46], founded in 1990^[47] and Bastille^[48], a metro station^[49], in France^[50].

Why It Matters

Place de la Bastille has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for it include Opéra Bastille^[44], an opera house^[45], in France^[46], founded in 1990^[47] and Bastille^[48], a metro station^[49], in France^[50].