Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kuwa kweBastille musi waJuly 14, 1789 kwakava chiitiko chinokosha kuvanhu vokuFrance. Chiratidzo chakakurumbira chokutonga kwamambo, Bastille pakutanga yaishanda sejeri rezvematongerwe enyika. Nokufamba kwenguva, zvisinei, Bastille yakanga yashanduka kubva pakuva jeri, kuenda kukuchengeta zvombo zvikurukuru, kunyange zvazvo chiratidzo chayo chakanga chasara, uye chivako chacho chakanga chava chiratidzo choumambo hweFrance nokutonga kwoutsinye. Kuwa kwechiyeuchidzo kwakaguma nokupukunyuka kwevakuru vakuru vanoverengeka muFrance, uye kurwiswa nechisimba kwavapfumi. Nzou yeBastille yakamiswa kuti icherechedze kuwa kweBastille, yakagadzirwa naNapoleon sechiratidzo chekukunda kwake, kwaakanga agadzira kubva pamapfuti evavengi vake paHondo yeFriedland. Nzou yacho yakaparadzwa muna 1846 ikatsiviwa neJuly Column, iyo zvino inomira muParis pachigadziko chayo chepakutanga. Iyi mbiru yakasikwa mukutonga kwaMambo Louis-Philippe I kupemberera
chimurenga chaJuly cha 1830 nokuiswa kwoumambo hwaJuly.