Canada: Historic District of Old Quebec

Québec City is the only city in North America to have retained its colonial ramparts, bastions, gates and defence works. The urban combination formed by the Haute-Ville, located at the summit of a cape, with its churches, convents, the Citadel and the famous Château Frontenac, and the Basse-Ville, with its Place-Royale and centuries-old homes, is a splendid example of a fortified colonial town.