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Petit Champlain (French pronunciation: [pəti ʃɑ̃plɛ̃]) is a small commercial zone in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the neighbourhood of Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–colline Parlementaire in the borough of La Cité-Limoilou , near Place Royale and its Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church .
Rue du Petit-Champlain (French pronunciation: [ʁy dy pəti ʃɑ̃plɛ̃], Little Champlain Street) is a street in the Canadian city of Quebec City, Quebec. It is located in the Petit Champlain commercial district, at the foot of Cap Diamant, and contains many boutique shops. Quartier du Petit Champlain is claimed to be the oldest commercial ...
View of the tourism on Rue du Petit-Champlain from l'escalier casse-cou. Old Quebec (French: Vieux-Québec, pronounced [vjø kebɛk]) is a historic neighbourhood of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Comprising the Upper Town (French: Haute-Ville) and Lower Town (French: Basse-Ville), the area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Old Quebec, with the Édifice Price at the top left, in Upper Town. Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire ( French pronunciation: [vjø kebɛk kap blɑ̃ kɔlin paʁləmɑ̃tɛːʁ] ) is one of the 35 districts of the City of Quebec , and one of six that are located in the borough of La Cité-Limoilou . [ 2 ]
Champlain Habitation, future site of Place Royale. In 1608, the French explorer Samuel de Champlain established the settlement that would become Quebec City on the site of Place Royale. For this reason, the square is often referred to as “the cradle of French civilization in America." [2] [3]
The Old Quebec Funicular (French: Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec, pronounced [fynikylɛʁ dy vjø kebɛk]) is an inclined elevator, formerly a funicular railway, in the Old Quebec neighbourhood of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It links the Haute-Ville (Upper Town) at Dufferin Terrace to the Basse-Ville (Lower Town) at Rue du Petit-Champlain.
The former borough was divided into six different districts before the 2009 reorganization. The central district of La Cité is Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—colline Parlementaire. It is in turn centred on the old walled city, Old Quebec, and also includes nearby Parliament Hill, the Old Port, and the Petit Champlain shopping district. Other ...
Boroughs of Quebec City prior to October 31, 2009. Current boroughs of Quebec City as of November 1. Quebec City is divided into six arrondissements or boroughs. These boroughs are the result of several waves of amalgamation and reorganization of the political boundaries of Quebec City. La Cité-Limoilou; Les Rivières; Sainte-Foy–Sillery ...