Quebec City - Fortifications & Citadelle
Apr 17, 2024 by mtxvp
Quebec City Fortifications are one of the olders militiary buildings in North America. There are numerous visual details and artifacts to see while walking along the historic streets and on the fortification walls.
Fortification walls are massive, in the days when the walls really defended the town, the defensive works were over 75 metres wide.
Closeup to the fortification wall structure
Present days city naturally integrates fortifications and seamlessly extends it with modern buildings
Artillery Park buildings and artifacts
Cannons near Porte Saint-Jean
Walls around The Citadelle.
Inner area of The Citadelle, home base of the Royal 22nd Regiment, and an active military garrison.
View from View Point Saint Laurent River towards Lévis.
