点评:Construction for the fourth and present citadel began in 1828. It was completed in 1856 and designed to repel both a land-based attack, or attack from the sea. The fort was designed as a star-shaped hillock citadel with an internal courtyard and a clear harbor view from armored ramparts. The shape of the hill and the ‘moat area’ were structured so as to give multiple lines of fire from defenders.
In 1935, the hill and fortifications were designated a National Historic Site and received some stabilization as a works project during the Depression, but the fort was not restored.
In the late 1940s, Halifax downtown business interests advocated demolishing the fort and leveling Citadel Hill. However, recognition of the fort's historical significance and tourism potential led to the fort's preservation and gradual restoration.
In 1956, the partially restored fort opened as a historic site and home to the Halifax Army Museum.
In the1990s, the Citadel was fully restored to its 1869 appearance by Parks Canada.
The grounds of the Halifax Citadel are open year-round. During the summer, a living history program features re-enactors portraying the 78th Highland Regiment, which was stationed at Halifax between 1869 and 1871.
翻译:第四座、也是目前仍在使用的城堡始建于1828年。它于1856年竣工,其设计目的就是为了防御来自陆地或海上的攻击。这座堡垒呈星形,建在小山丘上,内部设有一个庭院,从带护甲的城墙上可以清晰地眺望港口。小山丘的形状以及“护城河区域”的构造,都有助于守军形成多道火力防线。
1935年,这座山丘及防御工事被列为国家历史遗址;大萧条时期,作为公共工程的一部分,这里还进行了一些加固工作,但堡垒本身并未得到修复。
20世纪40年代末,哈利法克斯市中心的商业利益团体主张拆除该堡垒并将城堡山夷为平地。然而,随着人们逐渐认识到该堡垒的历史意义及其旅游价值,它才得以被保护并逐步修复。
1956年,这座部分修复的要塞现已作为历史遗迹开放,并成为哈利法克斯陆军博物馆的所在地。
20世纪90年代,加拿大公园管理局将该要塞完全修复至1869年时的原貌。
哈利法克斯要塞的园区全年对外开放。夏季期间,这里会举办“活态历史”活动,身着制服的表演者会再现第78高地军团的情景——该军团曾在1869年至1871年间驻扎于哈利法克斯。