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A map of the Quebec during an American siege of city in 1775. The site of the modern citadel (labelled Bastion of Cape Diamond) was only fortified by the ramparts of Quebec City at the time. During the American Revolutionary War , after seizing Montreal in the autumn of 1775, American rebels, led by General Richard Montgomery and Benedict ...
This is a list of citadels from around the world. ... Halifax Citadel, Canada; Citadelle of Quebec, Canada; ... Citadel Prins Frederik, Indonesia (demolished ...
The Royal 22nd Regiment's home garrison is the Citadelle of Quebec in Canada. The citadel is the largest still in military operation in North America. The Citadelle of Québec (the construction was started in 1673 and completed in 1820) still survives as the largest citadel still in official military operation in North America.
The world's longest clear-span cantilever bridge; the first major bridge to use the K truss, and the first bridge in North America to be constructed with nickel steel: Quebec Citadel [32] 1720 (established); 1832 (completed) 1946 Quebec City
A world map is a map of most or all of the surface of Earth. World maps, because of their scale, must deal with the problem of projection. Maps rendered in two dimensions by necessity distort the display of the three-dimensional surface of the Earth. While this is true of any map, these distortions reach extremes in a world map.
The ramparts of Quebec City are situated atop Cap Diamont, a large promontory in the city. The ramparts encircled the western portions of the Upper Town of Old Quebec, with the other sides of the Upper Town protected by steep cliffs with a 90-metre-drop (300 ft). [15] The total length of the ramparts is approximately 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi). [5]
Citadelle, the French word for citadel, may refer to: Citadel of Quebec or La Citadelle, a military installation and government residence in Quebec City, Canada; Citadelle Laferrière or the Citadelle, a 19th-century fortress in Nord, Haiti; Citadelle (gin), a French brand of gin; Citadelle, a 1948 book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Quebec is most famous for its tourtière, pâté chinois, poutine, and St. Catherine's taffy among others. "Le temps des sucres" is a period during springtime when many Quebecers go to the sugar shack (cabane à sucre) for a traditional meal. Quebec is the world's biggest maple syrup producer. [346]