Louisbourg Architecture

After ships, architecture is one of my favourite photographic subjects. Our vacation in August took us to Louisbourg, and a previous blog post features sunset, night, and sunrise photos from within the fort. Daytime also provides its share of treasures, and a collection of architectural features not present in Ye Olde City of Halifax. That said, I don't really know anything about architecture, I just enjoy photographing it. So don't expect edifying captions.

I started with overall buildings, and in particular the one that everyone recognizes.

The King's Bastion and Barracks is the main building within the Fortress of Louisbourg.

An animal pen within the King's Bastion.

Inside the animal pen, and zoomed in from the previous image.

The next two images are of Lartigue House, where we spent the night.

Lartigue House from within the yard, with the King's Bastion in the background.

Lartigue House, where we spent the night, taken from from the street.

A row of houses along the waterfront.

I then began to focus on some of the smaller details, in particular the various openings. There is a wide range of types of construction within the fort.

Windows.

Window with shutters.

Window and wagon. I'm not sure that the wagon counts as architecture, but I like it anyway.

The edge of a roof.

Window on a roof (and a chimney). I think the shadow makes the image.

Same chimney on a roof (with a ladder).

Dormer window, ladder, and chimney.

A collection of windows, dormers, and chimneys.

Bastion roof.

Two chimneys and a ladder. I can't imagine why they felt it necessary to tie back that chimney.

Windows, dormers, and chimneys.

Window and chimney.

One of the harbour gates.

Magazine doors.

I couldn't decide which one of these three I like best, so I processed them all. The colours just seemed to work well together.

Door, windows, and shutters.

Door, shutter, and window.

Shutter and window.