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The Citadelle of Quebec (French: Citadelle de Québec), also known as La Citadelle, is an active military installation and the secondary official residence of the governor general of Canada. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is atop Cap Diamant , adjoining the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City , Quebec.
The First Quebec Conference, codenamed Quadrant, was a highly secret military conference held during World War II by the governments of the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. It took place in Quebec City on August 17–24, 1943, at both the Citadelle and the Château Frontenac .
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The city walls extend 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi), with the southern portions of the ramparts forming a part of the Citadelle of Quebec. The ramparts were first built in 1690 in order to defend the Upper Town of Quebec City. In 1745, the walls were rebuilt further west, modelled after designs created by Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry.
Fort George on Citadel Hill, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Fort Anne, in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia; Fort Beauséjour, in Aulac, New Brunswick; Citadel of Quebec, in Quebec City, Quebec
1663 – Quebec became the capital city of New France, the population of Quebec and its surrounding farm lands had reached 1,950 people. 1663 – Petit Séminaire of Quebec founded. 1687-1723 – Notre-Dame-des-Victoires constructed. 1690 – The Battle of Quebec (1690) during King William's War. 1693-95 – Old Parliament Building (Quebec) built.
The Quebec Citadelles (French: Citadelles de Québec) were a Minor ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Quebec City, Quebec , Canada at the Colisée Pepsi . The name refers to the Citadelle of Quebec , a landmark fortification in that city since the late 17th century.
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