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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadaen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1828-1856 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorunknown (Canadian)en_US
dc.date1828-1856en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-10T17:11:06Z
dc.date.available2013-05-10T17:11:06Z
dc.date.issued1828-1856en_US
dc.identifier215935en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 264en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/123572
dc.descriptionInterior defense wall; Citadel Hill is a glacial drumlin located on the Halifax Peninsula. It measures approximately 120 feet above sea level and affords a commanding view of the entrance to Halifax Harbour, as well as nearby George's Island and McNabs Island. A series of 4 different defensive fortifications have occupied the summit of Citadel Hill since 1749. The current star-shaped fortress, or citadel, is formally known as Fort George and was completed in 1856, following 28 years of construction. This massive masonry-construction fort was designed to repel a land-based attack by United States forces and was inspired by the designs of Louis XIV's commissary of fortifications Sébastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 2/8/2008)en_US
dc.format.mediumstone; graniteen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectmilitaryen_US
dc.subjectwaren_US
dc.subjectBritish Colonialen_US
dc.titleCitadel Hill, Halifaxen_US
dc.title.alternativeFort Georgeen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-C-H-HC-B6en_US
vra.culturalContextCanadianen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypefortificationen_US
dc.contributor.displayunknown (Canadian)en_US


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