Place de la Bastille

There is no entrance fee for the Place de la Bastille. The Paris City Pass is your complete city tour package and serves as your ticket into many other top sights, museums, and attractions in Paris. Save yourself the trouble of gathering together all of the tickets you need to complete your Paris city tour - the Paris City Pass has got you covered!

Located between the 4th, 11th, and 12th arrondissement of Paris, the Place de la Bastille is steeped in history. It is both an important transport hub and also a popular meeting place for tourists in Paris. The Place de la Bastille can be reached especially well using the train—the Bastille metro station is located just underneath the Place de la Bastille.

Metro 5 to Bastille 

There are many other top attractions near the Place de la Bastille such as Musée Rodin, Musée Picasso, Musée d’Orsay, the Louvre, and the Notre-Dame Cathedral.

The Bastille royal residence, which is located just a stone’s throw away from the Place de la Bastille, was destroyed and sold in pieces. This process was taken over by Pierre-François Palloy, who was the major player of freedom on July 14, 1792. Afterwards, the construction did not take place. On June 27, 1792, the Place de la Bastille was opened. The centerpiece in this location is the Bastille Fortress. In German, Bastille means “little bastion”, and one can clearly see the development of the walls of the bastion. From the underground train station, metro line 5, you can reach the remains of the counterscarp (the counterscarp is the outer walls of the bastion). The July Column (Colonne de Juilliet) is a monumental column that commemorates the “three glorious days” in July (July 27-29). The order to construct this column was given on July 6, 1831. This copper column is 52 meters high and is located in the middle of the square. A 5.85-meter-tall, gold figure can also be found in the Place de la Bastille and is called the “Genius of Freedom”. This statue commemorates the street fighting that happened during the July 1830 Revolution. These columns where erected to serve as memorials for the February 1848 Revolution. On the Place de la Bastille and under these columns, one can find vaults with tombs inside. Boulevard Richard Lenoir, Rue de Lyon, Boulevard Bourdon, Boulevard Henri IV and Rue Saint-Antoine all lead into the Place de la Bastille. The metro station “Bastille” can be found underneath the Place de la Bastille. Tourists aren’t the only ones who frequent the Place de la Bastille—locals also come here to attend concerts and other events. When there is suitable weather, a free 20 km long inline-skating obstacle course takes place every Sunday on the Place de la Bastille. This obstacle-course stretches into the streets of Paris and is an amazing experience for both adults and children.

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