Bastion de Richmond

Bastion de Richmond is a historic site in Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec. Bastion de Richmond is situated nearby to the church Regimental Chapel / Former Powder Magazine, Building 5, as well as near Mur rideau.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Regimental Chapel / Former Powder Magazine, Building 5 and Chateau St. Louis.

Regimental Chapel / Former Powder Magazine, Building 5

Church

Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Regimental Chapel / Former Powder Magazine, Building 5 is a church.

Chateau St. Louis

Museum

Photo: Local hero, Public domain.

The Chateau St. Louis in Quebec City was the official residence of the French Governor of New France and later the British Governor of Quebec, the Governor-General of British North America, and the Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada. Chateau St. Louis is situated 460 metres northeast of Bastion de Richmond.

Parc du Cavalier-du-Moulin

Park

Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Parc du Cavalier-du-Moulin is a park, which is situated 250 metres north of Bastion de Richmond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plains of Abraham and Lévis.

Plains of Abraham

Locality

Photo: NickHam, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Plains of Abraham is a historic area within the Battlefields Park in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was established on 17 March 1908. The land is the site of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, which took place on 13 September 1759, but hundreds of acres of the fields became used for grazing, housing, and minor industrial structures.

Lévis

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lévis is a city of 149,700 in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre-Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City.

Vanier

Suburb

Photo: Gacard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vanier is a former city in central Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into Quebec City in 2002. It is located within the Borough of Les Rivières. Population : 11,504 Fleur de Lys centre commercial, a shopping centre is located in Vanier. Vanier is situated 4 km west of Bastion de Richmond.

Bastion de Richmond

Type: City walls
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude

46.80839° or 46° 48′ 30″ north

Longitude

-71.20776° or 71° 12′ 28″ west

Open location code

87RCRQ5R+9V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 392156880

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=citywalls

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Highlights include Mur rideau and Bâtiment 3 - Casemate.

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