About this route
Follow the footsteps of 1789 — from the stormed Bastille to the guillotine square, through the streets that changed the world.
Stops on this route
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Start
Place de la Bastille
Where the revolution began on 14 July 1789 — the fortress is gone but the July Column marks the spot.
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Conciergerie
Medieval palace turned revolutionary prison where Marie Antoinette awaited her execution.
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2
Sainte-Chapelle
Gothic jewel box with 15 stained-glass walls, built in under seven years for Louis IX's relics.
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3
Palais de Justice
France's supreme court complex on the Île de la Cité, where revolutionary tribunals once sat.
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4
Café Procope
Where Danton, Marat and Robespierre plotted — the same Le Procope, now viewed through revolutionary eyes.
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End
Les Invalides
17th-century military hospital complex housing Napoleon's tomb beneath a gilded dome.
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