| Grande Allée Drill Hall, Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury | |
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 The Armoury in 2024 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Drill Hall / armoury |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival Chateau-style |
| Address | 805, avenue Wilfrid-Laurier Quebec City, Quebec G1R 2L3 |
| Construction started | 1885 |
| Completed | 1888 |
| Renovated | 2018 (rebuilt) |
| Destroyed | 2008 (fire) |
| Owner | Canadian Forces |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Eugène-Étienne Taché |
| Awards and prizes | National Historic Site; national Register of Historic Places;[1] Classified - 1987 Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings [2] |
The Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury, formerly Grande-Allée Armoury (French: Manège militaire Grande-Allée, or simply Manège militaire), was built as a Gothic Revival drill hall for the infantry regiment Les Voltigeurs de Québec in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Designed by architect Eugène-Étienne Taché and constructed between 1885 and 1888,[3] it is a National Historic Site.
Partially destroyed by fire in 2008, the armoury was then rebuilt and reopened in May 2018.[4]
- ^ "HistoricPlaces.ca - Search Results". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016. Canada's Register of Historic Places
- ^ [1] Heritage Buildings
- ^ Manège militaire Voltigeurs du Québec aujourd'hui Archived April 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in reopening of Quebec City armoury, CTV News, May 12, 2018