2. The French Revolution is an important period of
French history .
It is important because it was the end of the
absolute monarchy which was replaced by a
constitutional monarchy and finally by the first
republic.
That revolution has left “The Declaration of the
Rights of Man and of the Citizen“ to France.
But that revolution was quite bloody and linked to a
civil war.
3. 1) The Procope Café
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4. This café is still located in the Latin Quarter in
Paris.
The Procope was a café where intellectuals and
artists came together to talk about philosophy,
politics and revolution.
It was in this café that people first talked about
overthrowing the monarchy.
5. 2)The Oath of the « Jeu de Paume »
The « Tennis Court Oath »
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6. The Oath of the “Jeu de Paume“ (also known as the
Tennis Court Oath) was a commitment to union.
It was taken on June 20th, 1789 in the Room of the
"Jeu de Paume", in Versailles, by 578 members of
the Third Estate. Versailles used to be the seat of
absolute monarchy from Louis XIV onwards.
The deputies swore to stay united until they wrote a
constitution.
Some time after the oath was taken, feudalism
ended.
8. The Bastille or Bastille Saint-Antoine is an important
place for Paris and an important event for the
revolution.
The Bastille was a fortress and also a big prison.
On the 14th of July, 1789 , it was stormed by the
people of Paris to negotiate with the governor. The
governor was killed in the attack.
On this day the Bastille building was completely
destroyed.
It triggered the abolition of noblemen’s privileges.
Today the Bastille fortress doesn’t exist any more.
It's now the Place of The Bastille.
13. It is the original text of the French Revolution
which established the natural rights for the
French people. The Declaration of the Rights of
Man and Citizens was written on the 26th of
August 1789.
The value of this statement was recognized by
the Constitutional Council.
Nowadays, the French Constitution still refers to
that declaration.
14. 4) The Tuileries
Personal Photo (Kevin Machet)
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15. The Tuileries are located in the first district of Paris.
They were once a neighbourhood of Paris.
This palace was called the Tuileries because,
beforehand, it was a tile factory site.
After the fall of the Bastille , on August 10, 1792,
the Tuileries Palace became the seat of the first
Constituent Assembly. It was the first step towards
a democratic representative system.
Today the Tuileries Garden is a very important
public park in the heart of Paris, between the
Louvre and the Place de la Concorde.
