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The walls of Quebec City
THE WALLS AND 7 GATES
OF QUEBEC CITY
Quebec City has had a significant military vocation since 1608
Its fortifications are imposing and majestic
Count Frontenac is credited with laying the first stones
Their preservation however is owed to Lord Dufferin
Lord Dufferin
Today, the fortifications are a major tourist attraction...
...that is 4.6 km in length surrounding New France's old capital
In comparison, the
Great Wall of China
is 8,851 km long
On average the walls of Quebec are 25 ft high
Photo by Andos_pics
The North Wall
at Côte du Palais
The Great Wall of China also averages 25 ft in height
Artillery Park
in 2015
Slits in the wall
were not decorations
St. Nicolas Gate
also called Palace Gate
1690 - 1873
The Bastion Potasse
Photo by Reigh LeBlanc
St. John Gate
dates back to 1693
Viewing the street below
Door of Martello Tower #4
The North-West Wall
Kent Gate
originally built in 1878
The new and the old
Photo by Claude Robillard
The West Wall
Tunnel through the wall
St- Louis Gate
originally built in 1693
Castlelike Structure
The Cavalier-du-Moulin Reboubt
Martello Tower #2
The Bastion St. Louis
The South-West Wall
Green Grass
Blue Sky
Photo by denseatoms
Guarding the Citadel
Dalhousie Gate
originally built in 1823
The fortifications'
highest point
The Citadel Wall
The Governors' Promenade
Photo by Bill on Capitol Hill
The South Wall
Cannon holes presenting together a dissuading front
Out of service
Photo by archer10 (Dennis)
Peace is golden
Prescott Gate
originally built in 1797
The South-East Wall
at sunset reflecting the cross
of Quebec's first cemetery
The tree hidden East Wall below the Upper Town
The 1691 Battery Royal
in the Lower Town
The battery's gate on the St. Lawrence River shore
The battery's passage
Stonework on
Côte Colonel Dambourgès
De La Canoterie Gate
also called Hope Gate
1784 - 1871
The North-East Wall
Staircase Shortcut on
the North Wall
Quebec is the only remaining fortified
city in North America
Photo by Rob Caballero
Old Quebec is a UNESCO World Heritage site
In the winter of 1775/76
the walls of Quebec City saved Canada from becoming part of the USA
A city fortified since 1608
Photo by aaron.knox
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The Laurentian Mountains in the background
Photo by Kiril Strax
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The Ursulines Bastion
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Streets below ground
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Photo by Joe Shlabotnik
The St. Louis Bastion
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The North-West Wall
Photo by peregrinari
The Battery Royal
Photo by archer10 (Dennis)
The South-East Wall
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Photo by David Paul Ohmer
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The Redoubt Cap Diamant is the oldest military battlement
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Photo by aaron.knox
Compagnies Franches de la Marine [1683 - 1760]
The Cavalier-du-Moulin Redoubt
Prescott Gate
originally built in 1797
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Quebec City has had a significant military vocation since 1608
Kent Gate
originally built in1878
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Under England, Old Quebec continued to function as a bastion, this time against the continuing threat of invasion from the United States.
Strolling on the ramparts
In the winter of 1775/76 the walls of Quebec saved Canada from becoming
part of the USA
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