Citadel

Next top is a tour of the Citadel is the largest British fortress built in North America. A unique location, it is an active military garrison, some of whose walls enclose 300 years of military history in Quebec City spanning the French, British and Canadian periods. It was constructed between 1820 and 1831 based on the defense system designed by a French engineer named Vauban. First occupied by British troops and the Canadian artillery, it has been the official residence of the Royal 22e Régiment, the only Francophone infantry regiment in the CF Regular Force. It is shaped like a polygon with four angles representing a star and covers 37 acres.

The picture of the single cannon is one that took 11 people to man and had a range of 5 kilometers, almost 7 miles; not bad for a cannon! The cross for Vimy Ridge, http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/vimy/index_e.shtml is an outdoor salute area. I added the picture of mess des officers just to show at least some military’s maintain tradition; don’t see them changing it to “dining facility”! Great tour.