Fortifications
of Québec
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Quebec City range from magnificent walls to the
surge of the St. Lawrence Lake, it is only a military town in northern Mexico
in North America, and it was listed in the World Heritage List in 1985.
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A Star-Shaped Citadel
A Star-Shaped Citadel of Quebec located on Cape
Diamant. It is the most famous fortress in North America, traditionally it is
considered Canada's strategic importance. Citadelle fortress stands on the
cliff of Cape Diamant in the St. Lawrence River, was once known as the “the
Gibraltar of the Americas."
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Quebec's Star - Shaped a Citadel, it consists
of the French army was founded in 1783, later the British army to defend the
United States army reconstruction in 1820. Quebec City is Canada's main port,
at that time, the British army to build a strong military camp in Cape Diamant,
and built the walls around the Upper Town. Citadelle after more than 30 years
to build, it guards the throat in the St Lawrence River, is recognized as one
of the most strong fortress of the British empire. The Citadelle, it is still
the only French Royal Army 22 group's headquarters in Canada.
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There is a museum of the Royal Army Group of 22
in the Citadelle. It was rebuilt by the old power plants and army prison,
display the traditional weapons and artillery, badges, uniforms, decoration,
and from 17th century to the present literature.
Quebec City walls and gates
Quebec City has 4.6 kilometers of
defensive walls, and four gates. It is completely ring is a different world.
The wall outside is mixed into the new and old buildings, while the walls there
were 17th-century French architectural style. Four gates of the St Louis - Gate
and St - Jean Gate is the main Gate to Quebec City. The two Gate is medieval
architecture. Built in the original St. Louis gates called by Governor Frontenac, in 1692 or 1694. Reconstruction of the St.
Louis Gate and the Gate of St John, they are by William Lynn, Belfast training
architects from Ireland in 1880.
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Artillery Park
Artillery Park, near St. John gate. Artillery Park with
many historical sites, including barracks, fortifications in the French rule.
This site as a part of the fortifications around Quebec. In fact, the place
strategy is based on the edge of the St. Lawrence River.
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Plains
of Abraham
The
right of A Star-Shaped Citadel has a vast hills, the terrain ups and downs rich
change, here is the battlefield park (fr: Parc des Champs DE Bataille), also
known as the plains of Abraham.
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In
1759, the famous battle of the Plains of Abraham took place on this land. This
is the French and British troops in the fight for control of the city and
surrounding areas. A decisive battle in the seven years’ war zone in North
America. Battle of the Plains of Abraham played a total of 30 minutes, but
ending a three-month siege warfare and changed the development of Canada in the
future.
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Reportedly,
the Plains of Abraham for the first time played "O Canada" in 1880.
