La Batterie Royale

Under the reign of Louis XIV in 1691, Frontenac, Governor General of New France, built at Pointe-aux-Roches a platform for a battery of guns needed for the defense of Quebec. In 1763, no longer used for military purposes, the battery was turned into a dock. During the 19th century, as the port and lower town expanded, it gradually disappeared beneath construction and successive backfilling. Uncovered during archaeological excavations, it was restored in 1977. On 3 July 1978, the 370th anniversary of the capital, in the presence of Prime Minister René Lévesque, Minister of Culture and Communication Jean-Philippe Lecat presented, on behalf of the French Government, ten pieces of 1733 model artillery for the Royal Battery.

Quebec · Canada