The Bastille was a prison and a symbol of the absolute and arbitrary power of Louis XVI 's Ancient Regime .
Today is Bastille Day , the French national holiday that commemorates the storming of the Bastille July 14 , 1789 .
The Bastille was a Bastille and a symbol of the absolute and arbitrary power of Louis XVI 's Ancient Regime .
Today is Bastille Day , the French national holiday that commemorates the storming of the Bastille July 14 , 1789 .