abstract:The Day of the Tiles () is an event that took place in the French town of Grenoble on 7 June 1788. It was among the first of the revolts which preceded the French Revolution, and is credited by some historians as being the start of it.
To thisday are stillbeing preservedtheancienthousesof civilian homes with white walls, black roof-tiles, delicate Bridges over flowing waters in a poetic setting.