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The Citadel, Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Type	fortress used to defend the city
Site history
Built	1690

The Citadel of Montreal was a former fortress used to defend the city. It was located at what is now rue Notre-Dame between rue Bonsecours and rue Berri.

Smaller than the one in Old Quebec, the Citadel was built by the French in 1690 replacing the 1658 redoubt at Pointe-à-Callière. It consisted of a barrack structure surrounded by wood stakes palisade and located on a hill along the city's fortification wall. A cannon battery added in 1723.

The fort was demolished by the British in 1821 to allow for the extension of Notre-Dame Street.

See also

• Old Montreal

References

• Rémillard, François, Old Montreal - A Walking Tour, Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec, 1992.
• Albertine Ferland-Angers, La Citadelle de Montréal (1658-1820)

45°30′42″N 73°33′06″W / 45.51167°N 73.55167°W / 45.51167; -73.55167

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