Ramparts of Quebec City

"Quebec Ramparts" redirects here. For the junior ice hockey team, see Quebec Remparts.
Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site

Porte St. Louis
Location Quebec, Canada
Nearest city Quebec City
Built 1620–1665 (original fortifications)
Governing body Parks Canada
Designated 1948
Map of the fortifications

Located in Canada, the Ramparts of Quebec City are the only remaining fortified city walls in North America north of Mexico.[1] The British began refortifying the existing walls,[2] after they took Quebec City from the French in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759.

The wall surrounds most of Old Quebec, which was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1985.[3] The fortifications were designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1948.[4]

Surviving gates

The ramparts have four surviving gates:[5]

Gallery

References

Coordinates: 46°48′36″N 71°12′42″W / 46.809973°N 71.211609°W / 46.809973; -71.211609


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