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Description
The square marks the location of the fortress destroyed in 1789. In the centre stands the Column of July bearing the Spirit of Liberty, erected in memory of the Parisians killed on the barricades in 1830. Opéra Bastille, built on the site of the old station and inaugurated in 1989, has rejuvenated the square and surrounding streets, full of art galleries and fashionable bistrots. The Saint-Martin canal passes under the square and enters the Arsenal Marina.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide64 m - avenue Daumesnil, 75012 Paris
- The Green Guide135 m - 120 rue de Lyon, 75011 Paris
- The Green Guide213 m - Rue St-Antoine, 75004 Paris
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Where to sleepnearby
- From €110Oh la la ! Hotel Bar Paris Bastille96 m - 6 Rue de la Roquette, 75011 Paris
- From €85Cosy Holidays Room108 m - 03 RUE JEAN BEAUSIRE, 75004 Paris
- From €59Hotel Bastille154 m - 24, rue de la Roquette, 75011 Paris
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Where to eatnearby
- ProstAround€2281 m - 3 Bd Beaumarchais, 75004 Paris
- BofingerAround€57108 m - 5-7, rue de la Bastille, 75004 Paris
- SukiyakiAround€15110 m - 12 Rue de la Roquette, 75011 Paris
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