Gate Saint-Louis, Quebec City, Quebec City, Canada

Standing: High
Rank: Rank 85 of 1,857

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Gate Saint-Louis, Quebec City

Porte Saint-Louis is one of the four gates in the walls of Quebec City and belongs to Parks Canada. The first gate was built in 1693 or 1694, at the same time as Porte Saint-Jean, and was demolished around 1745 to make way for the new masonry fortifications of the military engineer Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry. After the British garrison left in 1871 the city began pulling down parts of the walls, this gate included; at the urging of Governor General Frederick Temple Blackwood a new gate, designed by William Henry Lynn, was built between 1878 and 1881.

Checked 2026-11-10 · Source

What's inside

The gate spans Rue Saint-Louis and is the southernmost entrance through the walls, less than 200 metres from the Citadelle of Québec. Its masonry is Sillery sandstone, with a main tower on the west side and a small turret on the east. Like the other gates designed at the time, it abandons any defensive role in favour of traffic (trams, vehicles and pedestrians) and a picturesque style far from historical reality. Since 12 July 2003 it has been floodlit at night through a partnership between Parks Canada and the Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec.

Checked 2026-11-10 · Source