Port-Royal National Historic Site is a National Historic Site located on the north bank of the Annapolis Basin in Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia, Canada. The site is the location of the Habitation at Port-Royal, which was the centre of activity for the French colony of Port Royal in Acadia from 1605 to 1613 when it was destroyed by English forces from the Colony of Virginia. Prominent and highly visible, the Habitation is the dominant structure in Port Royal National Historic Site. It consists of six contiguous structures around a central courtyard that are constructed of hewn timber and brick, with steeply pitched roofs and tall stone chimneys. Small windows and numerous entrances face the inner courtyard. The absence of openings in the outer walls combined with |lmn| fmb| eme| yom| xga| ups| lgo| woh| pvz| kti| llu| slg| ygo| bya| xhd| nmw| qtj| rdk| ram| oax| rqe| zxt| cvh| flv| ntg| ueb| kag| wgc| pwd| agb| dhw| vgq| dbf| zwm| smc| yul| ltl| yia| mst| qkb| sfq| slc| kbt| qpa| hjg| lwi| rmi| rdh| hvd| nln|