What event became a symbol of the french revolution?
Symbols of the French revolution (1789) 1) an event: “Spurred on by the rumours of troops arriving, a mob of citizens stormed the Bastille ( a royal prison) in the search for weapons. The fall of the Bastille became a symbol of the French Revolution (France’s national holiday is still July 14.)” Source and further information: http://www.likesbooks.com/france2.html 2) a figure: “Although no one has completed a statistical study of female figures in revolutionary art, even a cursory review shows many more depictions of women as allegorical figures than of women in their actual roles of the time. The most popular figure was Liberty, who became, in effect, the preferred symbol of the French Revolution.
