Describe the "Storming of the Bastille." What triggered this event?

Describe the "Storming of the Bastille." What triggered this event?

On 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed.