Bastille
4e arrondissement de Paris
Access
No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found
- Where
- 4e arrondissement de Paris
To make a day of it
Open within 20 km
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This week in the agenda
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Bastille stands in 4e arrondissement de Paris (Paris), in the Île-de-France region of France. No visits are on record for this building.
The Bastille refers to the site of a 14th-century fortress built to defend Paris's eastern gate, later turned state prison and a symbol of royal authority. It was torn down during the French Revolution, so nothing of the building itself remains to see today; the appeal lies in the history rather than physical ruins. The present-day place de la Bastille now covers the ground it once stood on, at the end of rue Saint-Antoine.
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What to know
- No original structure survives on site; only the present-day square marks the location.
- The site sits in the heart of the 4th arrondissement and is freely accessible at any time, like any Parisian square.
- There is no entrance ticket or formal guided tour since no building remains standing.
- A visit mostly involves orienting yourself on the square and looking for ground markers or plaques recalling the fortress's former outline.
Where this château is
4e arrondissement de Paris · Paris · Île-de-France
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Address
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- Heritage status
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