The Citadel, Montreal

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.

Smaller than the one in Old Quebec, the Citadel was built by the French in 1690, with a cannon battery added in 1723.

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

The Citadel is in this map of Montreal, 1749. Inside the walls, the long rectangle in relief, at north-east corner

References

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

History of Montreal
Topics	Hochelaga Fort Ville-Marie Notre-Dame de Montréal Governor of Montreal Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Sulpice Seminary Battle of Long Sault Old Montreal Great Peace of Montreal Citadel Grey Nuns 1732 earthquake Capitulation of Montreal American occupation North West Company Bank of Montreal Lachine Canal List of Mayors Burning of the Parliament Great Fire of 1852 Gavazzi Riots Victoria Bridge Golden Square Mile Oldest buildings Ouimetoscope Saint Lawrence Seaway Expo 67 Sir George Williams affair Murray-Hill riot October Crisis Montreal Metropolitan Commission Montreal Urban Community 1976 Summer Olympics Overdale École Polytechnique massacre Montreal merger 2011 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts theft Concordia University Netanyahu riot Dawson College shooting National Historic Sites in Montreal
Timeline	Pre-European period 16th Century 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

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