The Québec Citadel

In 1820 Lieutenant-Colonel Elias Walker Durnford of the Royal Engineers took charge of constructing the Québec Citadel on the heights of Cap-aux-Diamants, completing the city's defensive works begun during the French régime. Dominating the town, harbour, and surrounding countryside, the Citadel had its ramparts completed in 1831 and its major buildings within the walls about 1850. Its walls also contain Frontenac's 1693 redoubt and a 1750 powder magazine. Since 1872, the Citadel has been an official residence of the Governor General of Canada, who spends part of each year there.

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