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The first fortification on the Hill began in 1761 by Bastie, and has been rebuilt several times. The last was finished in 1856, and is a Bauban trace system design, a star-shaped hillock fortress with internal courtyard and clear harbour view from armoured ramparts.
The Citadel's French New World counterpart was known as " Fortress Louisbourg" on Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia.
According to Thomas Head Raddall , Citadel Hill was "like Vesuvius over Pompeii, a smiling monster with havoc in its belly". The noon gun is still sounded daily over the city by animators -- costumed, historically knowledgeable actors who are interpreters for what is now a national park, and are also used for 21-gun salutes. The cannons have never been fired in anger.