Poudrière Saint-Luc
Built in the 1630s as a powder magazine, it is now a venue for events and exhibitions related to Quebec.
Historic site and monument
© IOMN
Dates & opening times
Open
all days from 01/01
to 31/12
(all years)
Available for rent upon request
Description
This powder magazine could hold up to 30 tons of gunpowder. The body of the building features buttresses to support the vault. It was protected by a vast surrounding wall. The building was restored between 1990 and 1996.
It is managed by the Aunis Saintonge Brouage Québec association .
Characteristics
Utilities
Exhibition space
Local activities
Temporary exhibition
Languages
French
Additional features
Villages of stone and water
Themes
Historic patrimony
Categories
17th C