JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://getbootstrap.com/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="http://getbootstrap.com/dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3">
<a href="#gallery" data-slide-to="0"><img src="http://placehold.it/150x75&text=item1" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal"></a>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3">
<a href="#gallery" data-slide-to="1"><img src="http://placehold.it/150x75&text=item2" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal"></a>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3">
<a href="#gallery" data-slide-to="2"><img src="http://placehold.it/150x75&text=item3" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal"></a>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3">
<a href="#gallery" data-slide-to="3"><img src="http://placehold.it/150x75&text=item4" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal"></a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="modal fade" id="myModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="myModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="modal-dialog">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal"><span aria-hidden="true">×</span><span class="sr-only">Close</span>
</button>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
<div id="gallery" class="carousel slide" data-interval="false">
<div class="carousel-inner">
<div class="item active">
<img src="http://placehold.it/600x400&text=item1" alt="item1">
<div class="carousel-caption">
<h4>heading 1</h4>
<p>This is the description.</p>
</div>
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