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The Transtaiga Road at the Caniapiscau Reservoir. The Trans-Taiga Road (French: Route Transtaïga) is an extremely remote wilderness road in northern Quebec, Canada. It is 582 kilometres (362 mi) long to Centrale Brisay and another 84 kilometres (52 mi) along the Caniapiscau Reservoir, all of it unpaved.
The Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury, formerly Grande-Allée Armoury (French: Manège militaire Grande-Allée, or simply Manège militaire), was built as a Gothic Revival drill hall for the infantry regiment Les Voltigeurs de Québec in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Designed by architect Eugène-Étienne Taché and constructed between 1885 and 1888 ...
The following is a list of historic buildings in Quebec City, Quebec. The city's earliest structures originated from First Nations settlements, although the city's oldest standing structures originate from the French colony established in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain .
Famous for its religious heritage, Quebec has some of the most beautiful Catholic churches of North America. There are no fewer than 122 religious buildings named historic monuments by the Quebec government. Founded as a Roman Catholic French colony and nicknamed "the city of a hundred spires," Montréal is renowned for its churches.
According to the Loi sur le patrimoine culturel du Québec, the cultural heritage of Quebec is made up of deceased historical figures, historic places and events, heritage documents, buildings, objects and sites, heritage cultural landscapes and intangible heritage. [1][2] The elements that make up cultural heritage of Quebec are listed in the ...
The Citadelle of Quebec (French: Citadelle de Québec), also known as La Citadelle, is an active military installation and the secondary official residence of the governor general of Canada. [2][3][4] It is atop Cap Diamant, adjoining the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City, Quebec. The citadel forms part of the fortifications of Quebec City ...
View of Place Royale looking south towards Notre-Dame-des-Victoires. Architectural style. New France Vernacular [1] Location. Quebec City, Canada. Coordinates (Canada): 46°48′46″N 71°12′10″W / 46.8128°N 71.2027°W / 46.8128; -71.2027. UNESCO World Heritage Site. UNESCO World Heritage Site.
That same year, the island was annexed to Newfoundland until 1774 when it was returned to Lower Canada [11] and annexed again to Newfoundland from 1809 to 1825. It became a part of Quebec (as Lower Canada came to be called) at the Canadian Confederation in 1867. During these years the island property changed hands several times, its owners ...