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 CNHS - Manège militaire Voltigeurs de Québec Posted by:  Weathervane
N 46° 48.389 W 071° 12.849
19T E 331063 N 5186039
Cette plaque décrit un Lieu historique national du Canada et est située sur l'avenue Laurier est, à Québec.
This plaque describes a Canadian National Historic Site and is located on Laurier Avenue East, in Québec City.
Waymark Code: WME9YR
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 04/24/2012
Views: 23
Le texte sur la plaque se lit comme suit:
Le manège de la Grande-Allée constitue un exemple impressionnant d'un manège militaire qui a conservé son terrain d'exercice d'origine. Conçu par Eugène-Étienne Taché, fonctionnaire et architecte québécois, ce bâtiment de pierre a été achevé en 1887 et agrandi en 1913. Avec son toit abrupt à pignon, ses tours coniques et ses motifs fantaisistes, il forme un des premiers exemples du style Château d'inspiration française. Le choix de ce style, unique dans le cas des manèges militaires de l'époque au Canada, traduit bien l'intérêt manifesté vers la fin du XIXe siècle envers les racines françaises de la ville.
The text on the plaque reads as follows:
The Grande-Allée Drill Hall is an impressive example of a drill hall that retains its original parade square. Designed by Eugène-Étienne Taché, a Quebec public servant and architect, the stone building was completed in 1887, with an addition in 1913. The steeply pitched gable roof, conical towers and fanciful decorative details of the drill hall make it an early example of the French-inspired Chateau style. The use of the style here is unique among Canadian drill halls of this period and reflects the late 19th century interest in the historic French roots of the city.
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Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Quebec
Location - City name/Town name: Québec
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]
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