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| Many of the stones of the Pont de la Concorde came from the Bastille. Asco-TP |
Happy Bastille Day! Interestingly, the infamous prison whose storming marked the beginning of the French Revolution is no longer. It fell even before some of the revolution's most famous victims. Bits and pieces of it, as well as other memento mori, however, can still be seen around the country:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/57792/11-remnants-bastille-you-can-still-see-today
Parisians are celebrating the day with fireworks (mais, bien sûr!), free admission to museums, and parades (website):
http://en.parisinfo.com/discovering-paris/major-events/paris-celebrates-july-14th
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