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What was the name of the prison the people stormed at the beginning of the French revolution? Bastille London Vienna Italy

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Answer: Bastille

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On July 14 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris known as the Bastille was attacked by an angry mob. The prison became a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule, this event became one of the defining moments in the revolution thereafter. The group who took part in this were Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops

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