3.5 Cul-de-poule Wall
from Place-Royale from today to yesterday, Quebec city. (videos) Hosted by Musée de la civilisation
The Leduc House stands at the corner of Rue du Cul-de-Sac and Rue Notre-Dame. When the house was built, the intersection was an extremely busy one. To avoid the outside edge of the wall being damaged by the cart wheels that were constantly hitting it, the authorities decided to round out the corner in a cul-de-poule, or “hen’s bottom,” as it was called. The technique is simple: build the stone wall in a quarter-circle up to a height of approximately 2 metres. Then, to make the transition between the rounded shape and the right angle, lay the stones like an inverted staircase. Start the video Map of Place-Royale
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