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The Bastille was an old fortress that was used as a state prison. The people of France very strongly detested the Bastille, as it represented everything that they hated about the French government. The Bastille was a symbol of the unlimited power the government contained and as well was justified by the tales of the tortures and beatings that prisoners at the Bastille were put through.