Place de la Bastille
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Place de la Bastille
Paris · Landmark
The Place de la Bastille is a square in Paris where the Bastille Prison once stood, until the storming of the Bastille and its subsequent physical destruction between 14 July 1789 and 14 July 1790 during the French Revolution. No vestige of the prison remains, although its footprint is marked by golden discs.
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- Country
- Paris · Landmark
- Latitude
- 48.85° N
- Longitude
- 2.37° E
Which way is Place de la Bastille from…
From London, Place de la Bastille lies at 148° to the south-east, 344 km as the crow flies.
| London | 148° south-east | 344 km |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 54° north-east | 5,839 km |
| Madrid | 25° north-east | 1,053 km |
| Rome | 318° north-west | 1,104 km |
| Montreal | 57° north-east | 5,506 km |
| Saint-Denis, Réunion | 328° north-west | 9,363 km |
Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.
Oùcécap’s take
Straight east of Notre-Dame, at 90° and 1.4 km, lies the Place de la Bastille. From Les Invalides the bearing is still due east, 93°, but 4.1 km away. From the nearby Opéra Bastille it is north-west, at 321°, 0.2 km; from the Place des Vosges, aim south-east, at 137°, 0.4 km.
148° from London
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