点评:The Citadel is still an active military installation and in the summer months, it is the part-time residence of the Governor General of Canada.
It is the largest British fortress built in North America and sits atop Cape Diamond.
It is significant because of the strategic value of Cape Diamond. Samuel de Champlain recognized this in 1608, and because of that, he decided to found Quebec City at its base. Since Cape Diamant, as Champlain knew it, was basically insurmountable, the only side of the settlement ever needing to be fortified was the west, which was not protected by the hill.
The citadel forms part of the fortifications of Quebec City, which is one of only two cities in North America still surrounded by fortifications. The outside walls were largely constructed between 1820 and 1831.
At the beginning of WWII, the leaders of Canada, England, and the US met here to plan strategy for this world-wide war
The Citadel was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada, in 1946.
翻译:魁北克城堡至今仍是一座现役军事设施,夏季是加拿大总督的临时住所。
它是北美最大的英国堡垒,坐落在钻石角之上。
钻石角的战略价值使其意义非凡。1608年,塞缪尔·德·尚普兰意识到了这一点,因此决定在此建立魁北克城。尚普兰当时所认识的钻石角几乎无法逾越,因此,这座定居点唯一需要防御的一侧是西侧,因为西侧没有山丘的保护。
魁北克城堡是魁北克城防御工事的一部分,而魁北克城是北美仅存的两座仍被防御工事环绕的城市之一。外墙主要建于1820年至1831年间。
二战初期,加拿大、英国和美国的领导人在此会晤,商讨这场世界大战的战略。
1946年,这座城堡被指定为加拿大国家历史遗址。