The Bastille that was so famously stormed on July 14, 1789, heralding the French Revolution, no longer stands in Paris. But the former locale of the 14th century fortress that was later used as a prison — and seized by the people who raged against France's monarchy — still bears its name. The Colonne de Juillet (July Column) at the center of Place de la Bastille, however, alludes to the July Revolution of 1830, which led to the abdication of King Charles X.