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.

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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 LĂ©vis.


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