Road sign for Rue du Rue du Jeu de Paume, Versailles, where the French Revolution was born in 1789.

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This was the location of the meeting of the Third Estate on 17th June 1789, where the "Tennis Court Oath" act of defiance was agreed and was the starting point for the rebellion that led to the storming of the Bastille one month later.

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Size: 5129px × 3494px
Location: Rue du Jeu de Paume, Versailles, France.
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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