The Bastille was a prison in Paris , France . It was destroyed during the French Revolution on July 14 , 1789 . The Bastille was a fortress-prison in Paris , known formally as Bastille Saint-Antoine â '' Number 232 , Rue Saint-Antoine â '' best known today because of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 , which along with the Tennis Court Oath is considered the beginning of the French Revolution .