Chateau St. Louis

The Chateau St. Louis (French: Château Saint-Louis, pronounced [ʃɑto sɛ̃ lwi]) 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.

[1] The first chateau was built under the direction of Governor Charles Huault de Montmagny in 1648 but by the 1680s it was in a state of disrepair.

The building was then severely damaged during the Siege of Quebec in 1759, after which time it passed into British hands.

[5] Between 2005 and 2007,[6] a series of digs under the Dufferin Terrasse revealed over 500,000 artifacts and ruins of the forts and château.

[7] In 2008, for Quebec city 400th anniversary, the remains of Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux were opened as a Historic Site to the public under the management of Parks Canada.