Marquis de Sade, Man in Iron Mask Haunt Bastille Show: Review

On July 14, 1789, Louis XVI’s diary summed up the events of the day in one word: “Rien” (Nothing). The king was mistaken: The storming of the Bastille triggered the French Revolution and his own demise.

Apart from the pink cobbles outlining its former location, there is little to remind the history buff of the eight-towered fortress. It was razed to the ground, and its stones used for the construction of the Pont de la Concorde “to give the people the opportunity to trample on tyranny.”