July 14^th ‘Bastille Day’ or ‘Le quatorze juillet’ is to France, is somewhat like Australia Day is to us. The fall of Bastille fortress marked the start of the French Revolution and the beginning of the modern Republic, ending the monarchy of King Louis XVI on that fateful day of July 14^th 1789.

Parisians celebrate and commemorate this day with pomp, pleasure and of course, fireworks at Trocadero near the Eiffel tower. There’s the famous red-blue-white coloured smoke, a military parade on the Champs-Elysees, gallons of champagne and cheese by the wheel.

The celebration for the Bastille Day Melbourne will be hold on the 18^th-19^th July at the State Library of Victoria.

Find out more on www.bastilledaymelbourne.com.au.

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-Photos by Jay Joshi