Bastille - Revision history

Soranin at 01:07, 25 May 2026

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	{{Quote\|You should feel honored. These days, the Bastille is reserved for madmen, deviants, and traitors.\|Bernard Laroche to Arno, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|Imprisoned}}		{{Quote\|You should feel honored. These days, the Bastille is reserved for madmen, deviants, and traitors.\|Bernard Laroche to Arno Dorian, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|Imprisoned}}
	{{Landmark Infobox		{{Landmark Infobox
	\|image = ACU Bastille.jpg		\|image = ACU Bastille.jpg
	\|description = A [[fort]]ress destroyed during ~~the early days of~~ the [[French Revolution]].		\|description = A [[fort]]ress destroyed during the [[French Revolution]].
	\|location = [[Le Marais]], Paris, [[France]]		\|location = [[Le Marais]], [[Paris]], [[France]]
	\|dateconstructed = 1370s - 1380s		\|dateconstructed = 1370s - 1380s
	\|functions = Fortress<br>Prison		\|functions = Fortress<br>Prison
	\|datedestroyed = 1789 - 1790		\|datedestroyed = 1789 - 1790
	\|features = [[Viewpoint]]		\|features = [[Viewpoint]]
	\|events = [[Storming of the Bastille]]}}		\|events = [[Storming of the Bastille]]
			}}
	The '''Bastille''' was a [[fort]]ress, and later a prison, in [[Paris]], [[France]]. It was [[Storming of the Bastille\|stormed]] by a crowd on 14 July 1789, becoming an important symbol for the [[French Revolution]], and was later demolished and replaced by the {{Wiki\|Place de la Bastille}}.		The '''Bastille''' was a [[fort]]ress, and later a prison, in [[Paris]], [[France]]. It was [[Storming of the Bastille\|stormed]] by a crowd on 14 July 1789, becoming an important symbol for the [[French Revolution]], and was later demolished and replaced by the {{Wiki\|Place de la Bastille}}.

	==History==		==History==
	===Construction===		===Construction===
	One of King [[Charles V of France\|Charles V]]'s many construction projects, the Bastille was built during the [[Hundred Years' War]] to protect the Porte Saint-Antoine gate and its adjoining Saint-Pol palace.<ref name="~~Unity~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – ~~{{Cite\|2 Jun 2022. Memories/database needed}}~~</ref> Initial work on the fortress began in 1357 and continued from 1370 on. Although it had been constructed to protect Paris against the [[United Kingdom\|English]], it was utilized in internal conflicts as well.<ref name="AE Handbook">''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – {{Cite\|2 Jun 2022. Section/chapter needed}}</ref>		One of King [[Charles V of France\|Charles V]]'s many construction projects, the Bastille was built during the [[Hundred Years' War]] to protect the Porte Saint-Antoine gate and its adjoining Saint-Pol palace.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: The Bastille]]</ref> Initial work on the fortress began in 1357 and continued from 1370 on. Although it had been constructed to protect Paris against the [[United Kingdom\|English]], it was utilized in internal conflicts as well.<ref name="AE Handbook">''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – {{Cite\|2 Jun 2022. Section/chapter needed}}</ref>

	===Transformation into a prison===		===Transformation into a prison===
	Gradually, the Bastille became less useful as a fortification, its purpose shifting towards that of a prison. It fully embodied this function under the reign of [[Louis XIII of France\|Louis XIII]], though the detainees rarely numbered more than 40 each year.<ref name="~~Unity~~"/> [[Louis XIV of France\|Louis XIV]], also known as the "Sun King", used the fortress to imprison undesirable and inconvenient aristocrats.<ref name="AE Handbook"/>		Gradually, the Bastille became less useful as a fortification, its purpose shifting towards that of a prison. It fully embodied this function under the reign of [[Louis XIII of France\|Louis XIII]], though the detainees rarely numbered more than 40 each year.<ref name="Database"/> [[Louis XIV of France\|Louis XIV]], also known as the "Sun King", used the fortress to imprison undesirable and inconvenient aristocrats.<ref name="AE Handbook"/>

	Under [[Louis XV of France\|Louis XV]] and [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]], the prison became more oriented towards equality when it came to the housing of its inmates. Living conditions were reasonably good, especially compared to other prisons of the time. Meals were wholesome, and the Bastille provided medical care for the inmates, including the mentally ill.<ref name="AE Handbook"/>		Under [[Louis XV of France\|Louis XV]] and [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]], the prison became more oriented towards equality when it came to the housing of its inmates. Living conditions were reasonably good, especially compared to other prisons of the time. Meals were wholesome, and the Bastille provided medical care for the inmates, including the mentally ill.<ref name="AE Handbook"/>
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	===Storming of the Bastille===		===Storming of the Bastille===
	{{main\|Storming of the Bastille}}		{{main\|Storming of the Bastille}}
	Popular opinion began to turn against the Bastille during the 18th century, with stories and autobiographies from former inmates condemning it. François-Marie Arouet, better known as [[Voltaire]], would refer to the prison as "a palace of revenge". By 1789, it had been deemed useless, as well as costly to maintain, given the 250 [[~~Guard\|soldiers~~]] it boasted to oversee a mere nine prisoners.<ref name="~~Unity~~"/>		Popular opinion began to turn against the Bastille during the 18th century, with stories and autobiographies from former inmates condemning it. François-Marie Arouet, better known as [[Voltaire]], would refer to the prison as "a palace of revenge". By 1789, it had been deemed useless, as well as costly to maintain, given the 250 [[soldier]]s it boasted to oversee a mere nine prisoners.<ref name="Database"/>

	In May of 1789, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Pierre Bellec]] met and started training [[Arno Dorian]], after the latter had been accused of murdering [[François de la Serre]] and imprisoned. ~~Two~~ months ~~later~~, ~~the two~~ escaped ~~while~~ the prison ~~was~~ under siege by revolutionaries.<ref name="Unity"/>		By May of 1789, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Pierre Bellec]] had managed to get himself imprisoned in the Bastille, hoping to examine a series of strange [[Glyphs\|symbols]] painted on one of the cell walls. Bellec later met and started training [[Arno Dorian]], after the latter had been accused of murdering [[François de la Serre]] and imprisoned. After two months, they escaped when the prison came under siege by revolutionaries.<ref name="Imprisoned">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Imprisoned]]</ref>

	Arno later ~~infiltrated~~ the Bastille, to recover the famous rope-ladder used by an escapee, [[Jean Henri Latude]].<ref name="Unity"/>		Arno later returned to the Bastille to recover the famous rope-ladder used by an escapee, [[Jean Henri Latude]].<ref name="The Great Escapist">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Great Escapist]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
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	ACU Storming of the Bastille - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Bastille being stormed		ACU Storming of the Bastille - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Bastille being stormed
	ACU Revolutionary Chaos - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Bastille being stormed		ACU Revolutionary Chaos - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Bastille being stormed
			ACU The Bastille 2.jpg\|The Bastille in the 14th century
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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References

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Batfan13 at 22:55, 3 May 2026

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center~~" spacing="small~~" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	ACU Bastille Outlook - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of Paris seen from the battlements of the Bastille		ACU Bastille Outlook - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of Paris seen from the battlements of the Bastille
	Fall of the Bastille - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Bastille burning in the distance		Fall of the Bastille - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Bastille burning in the distance
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	[[Category:Landmarks in Paris]]		[[Category:Landmarks in Paris]]
	[[Category:Viewpoints]]		[[Category:Viewpoints]]
	[[Category:Prisons]]		[[Category:Prisons]]
	[[Category:Forts]]		[[Category:Forts]]

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	{{Update\|[[Project Widow]] and ''[[Echoes of History]]''}}		{{Update\|[[Project Widow]] and ''[[Echoes of History]]''}}
	{{Quote\|You should feel honored. These days, the Bastille is reserved for madmen, deviants, and traitors.\|Bernard Laroche to Arno, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|Imprisoned}}		{{Quote\|You should feel honored. These days, the Bastille is reserved for madmen, deviants, and traitors.\|Bernard Laroche to Arno, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|Imprisoned}}

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' {{Imo}} {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' {{Imo}} {{Mdat}}
	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

imported>Darman36 at 16:52, 26 July 2022

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	{{Update\|[[Project Widow]]}}		{{Update\|[[Project Widow]] and ''[[Echoes of History]]''}}
	{{Quote\|You should feel honored. These days, the Bastille is reserved for madmen, deviants, and traitors.\|Bernard Laroche to Arno, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|Imprisoned}}		{{Quote\|You should feel honored. These days, the Bastille is reserved for madmen, deviants, and traitors.\|Bernard Laroche to Arno, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|Imprisoned}}
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' {{Imo}} {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' {{Imo}} {{Mdat}}
			*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	{{Quote\|You should feel honored. These days, the Bastille is reserved for madmen, deviants, and traitors.\|Bernard Laroche to Arno, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}		{{Quote\|You should feel honored. These days, the Bastille is reserved for madmen, deviants, and traitors.\|Bernard Laroche to Arno, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|Imprisoned}}
	{{Landmark Infobox		{{Landmark Infobox
	\|image = ACU Bastille.jpg		\|image = ACU Bastille.jpg
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	==History==		==History==
	===Construction===		===Construction===
	One of King [[Charles V of France\|Charles V]]'s many construction projects, the Bastille was built during the [[Hundred Years' War]] to protect the Porte Saint-Antoine gate and its adjoining Saint-Pol palace.<ref name="Unity">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> Initial work on the fortress began in 1357 and continued from 1370 on. Although it had been constructed to protect Paris against the [[United Kingdom\|English]], it was utilized in internal conflicts as well.<ref name="AE Handbook">''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]''</ref>		One of King [[Charles V of France\|Charles V]]'s many construction projects, the Bastille was built during the [[Hundred Years' War]] to protect the Porte Saint-Antoine gate and its adjoining Saint-Pol palace.<ref name="Unity">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – {{Cite\|2 Jun 2022. Memories/database needed}}</ref> Initial work on the fortress began in 1357 and continued from 1370 on. Although it had been constructed to protect Paris against the [[United Kingdom\|English]], it was utilized in internal conflicts as well.<ref name="AE Handbook">''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – {{Cite\|2 Jun 2022. Section/chapter needed}}</ref>

	===Transformation into a prison===		===Transformation into a prison===

imported>Darman36: Project Widow was ACU promo, and Handbook was released 1wk before ACU

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Project Widow was ACU promo, and Handbook was released 1wk before ACU

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			{{Update\|[[Project Widow]]}}
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	{{Landmark Infobox		{{Landmark Infobox
	\|image = ACU Bastille.jpg		\|image = ACU Bastille.jpg
	\|description = A [[~~Forts\|fortress~~]] destroyed during the early days of the [[French Revolution]].		\|description = A [[fort]]ress destroyed during the early days of the [[French Revolution]].
	\|location = [[Le Marais]], Paris, [[France]]		\|location = [[Le Marais]], Paris, [[France]]
	\|dateconstructed = 1370s - 1380s		\|dateconstructed = 1370s - 1380s
	\|functions = Fortress<br>		\|functions = Fortress<br>Prison
	Prison
	\|datedestroyed = 1789 - 1790		\|datedestroyed = 1789 - 1790
	\|features = [[~~Viewpoints\|~~Viewpoint]]		\|features = [[Viewpoint]]
	\|events = [[Storming of the Bastille]]}}		\|events = [[Storming of the Bastille]]}}
	The '''Bastille''' was a [[~~Forts\|fortress~~]], and later a prison, in [[Paris]], [[France]]. It was [[Storming of the Bastille\|stormed]] by a crowd on 14 July 1789, becoming an important symbol for the [[French Revolution]], and was later demolished and replaced by the {{Wiki\|Place de la Bastille}}.		The '''Bastille''' was a [[fort]]ress, and later a prison, in [[Paris]], [[France]]. It was [[Storming of the Bastille\|stormed]] by a crowd on 14 July 1789, becoming an important symbol for the [[French Revolution]], and was later demolished and replaced by the {{Wiki\|Place de la Bastille}}.

	==History==		==History==
	===Construction===		===Construction===
	One of King [[Charles V of France\|Charles V]]'s many construction projects, the Bastille was built during the [[Hundred Years' War]] to protect the Porte Saint-Antoine gate and its adjoining Saint-Pol palace.<ref name="Unity">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> Initial work on the fortress began in 1357 and continued from 1370 on. Although it had been constructed to protect Paris against the [[United Kingdom\|English]], it was utilized in internal conflicts as well.<ref name="AE Handbook">[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment - Employee Handbook]]</ref>		One of King [[Charles V of France\|Charles V]]'s many construction projects, the Bastille was built during the [[Hundred Years' War]] to protect the Porte Saint-Antoine gate and its adjoining Saint-Pol palace.<ref name="Unity">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> Initial work on the fortress began in 1357 and continued from 1370 on. Although it had been constructed to protect Paris against the [[United Kingdom\|English]], it was utilized in internal conflicts as well.<ref name="AE Handbook">''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]''</ref>

	===Transformation into a prison===		===Transformation into a prison===
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	===Storming of the Bastille===		===Storming of the Bastille===
	{{main\|Storming of the Bastille}}		{{main\|Storming of the Bastille}}
	Popular opinion began to turn against the Bastille during the 18th century, with stories and autobiographies from former inmates condemning it. François-Marie Arouet, better known as [[Voltaire]], would refer to the prison as "a palace of revenge". By 1789, it had been deemed useless, as well as costly to maintain, given the 250 [[~~Guards~~\|soldiers]] it boasted to oversee a mere nine prisoners.<ref name="Unity"/>		Popular opinion began to turn against the Bastille during the 18th century, with stories and autobiographies from former inmates condemning it. François-Marie Arouet, better known as [[Voltaire]], would refer to the prison as "a palace of revenge". By 1789, it had been deemed useless, as well as costly to maintain, given the 250 [[Guard\|soldiers]] it boasted to oversee a mere nine prisoners.<ref name="Unity"/>

	In May of 1789, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Pierre Bellec]] met and started training [[Arno Dorian]], after the latter had been accused of murdering [[François de la Serre]] and imprisoned. Two months later, the two escaped while the prison was under siege by ~~[[French Revolution\|~~revolutionaries]].<ref name="Unity"/>		In May of 1789, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Pierre Bellec]] met and started training [[Arno Dorian]], after the latter had been accused of murdering [[François de la Serre]] and imprisoned. Two months later, the two escaped while the prison was under siege by revolutionaries.<ref name="Unity"/>

	Arno later infiltrated the Bastille, to recover the famous rope-ladder used by an escapee, [[Jean Henri Latude]].<ref name="Unity"/>		Arno later infiltrated the Bastille, to recover the famous rope-ladder used by an escapee, [[Jean Henri Latude]].<ref name="Unity"/>

	==~~Trivia~~==		==Behind the scenes==
	*{{Wiki\|Constantin de Renneville}}, a spy for the Dutch incarcerated in the Bastille in the early 1700s, wrote of finding the remains of formers prisoners buried in the floor and walls.		Despite the fact that the Bastille had historically been demolished by 1790, the landmark remained largely intact and could be visited for the remainder of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''.
	*Despite the fact that~~, historically,~~ the Bastille had been demolished by 1790, the landmark remained largely intact and could be visited for the remainder of ~~the game~~.

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	ACU Revolutionary Chaos - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Bastille being stormed		ACU Revolutionary Chaos - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Bastille being stormed
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			==Appearances==
			*''[[Project Widow]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' {{Imo}} {{Mdat}}

	==References==		==References==

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	{{Youmay\|the fortress and prison\|the [[The Bastille (~~Server Bridge~~)\|~~Server Bridge~~]]}}		{{Youmay\|the fortress and prison\|the [[The Bastille (server bridge)\|server bridge]]}}
	{{Update\|[[Project Widow]] and ''[[Echoes of History]]''}}		{{Update\|[[Project Widow]] and ''[[Echoes of History]]''}}
	{{Quote\|You should feel honored. These days, the Bastille is reserved for madmen, deviants, and traitors.\|Bernard Laroche to Arno, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|Imprisoned}}		{{Quote\|You should feel honored. These days, the Bastille is reserved for madmen, deviants, and traitors.\|Bernard Laroche to Arno, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|Imprisoned}}