Quebec City Armoury

Quebec City Armoury
The Armoury before the fire (September 2007)
After the fire (July 2008)

The Quebec City Armoury or Grande-Allée Armoury (French: Manège militaire de Québec, or simply Manège militaire) was a Gothic Revival drill hall for the infantry regiment Les Voltigeurs de Québec in 805 Wilfrid-Laurier Avenue East, Quebec City, Canada. It was built between 1885 and 1888 and designed by architect Eugène-Étienne Taché.[1] It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.[2]

The armoury was destroyed by a fire on April 5, 2008 and all but a rear wall and turrets from the front door were destroyed.[3] Les Voltigeurs de Quebec Museum in the amoury which housed various artifacts from the regiment was also lost in the fire. Though, officials estimate 90 percent of the artifacts were saved due to efforts by members of the regiment and local firefighters.[4]

The armoury was to have been one of the venues for the celebration of Quebec's 400th birthday.[5]

The armoury wooden roof was one of the largest in Canada.[6]

Calls have been made by politicians to rebuild the armoury,[7] to which the federal government has responded positively by allocating $2 million for reconstruction planning.[8]

In the fall of 2008, regiment members launched a lawsuit against the Department of National Defence, blaming negligence on the part of the government for the blaze. [9]

References

  1. ^ Manège militaire Voltigeurs de Québec aujourd'hui
  2. ^ Grande Allée Drill Hall. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  3. ^ BBC NEWS | Americas | Fire guts historic Quebec armoury
  4. ^ Quebec regiment salvages history from armoury ruins after fire
  5. ^ Quebec City armoury destroyed by fire - photos and video | Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph Online
  6. ^ CTV.ca | Investigation launched after Quebec armoury blaze
  7. ^ Voltigeurs will rebuild Quebec City Armoury, burned to ground
  8. ^ Ottawa pledges help to rebuild Quebec City armoury
  9. ^ "Regiment sues DND for armoury loss," Canwest News Service

Coordinates: 46°48′23″N 71°12′50″W / 46.8063°N 71.214°W / 46.8063; -71.214


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