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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 .
Site Date(s) Designated Location Description Image 57-63 St. Louis Street [3]: 1705-1811 (period of construction) 1969 Quebec City: Three early eighteenth and nineteenth century stone houses within the walls of Quebec City's Upper Town at the foot of Cavelier du Moulin Park; a notable grouping of buildings from the French Regime
Citadelle of Quebec: 1820 and 1831: Royal Engineer and Lieutenant Colonel Elias Walker Durnford: Esplanade Powder Magazine: 1815: Royal Engineer: Fortifications of Quebec City: 17th Century ; rebuilt 19th Century: Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry (military engineer) Gare du Palais: 1915: Harry Edward Prindle: Jesuit Chapel: 1820: François ...
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]
View from the funicular Old Quebec Funicular. 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 ...
[4] [5] The settlement would develop rapidly during the 17th century, forming what is now called the Lower Town (French: Basse-Ville) of Quebec City. A fire in 1682 ravaged the wood structures of the settlement, prompting the construction of new stone buildings that would establish the architectural style of the square. [ 6 ]
When the old city wall existed, the area was just west of the Port Saint Louis. Maps in 1776 have the area called Suburb or St John dotted with small hills and homes outside of the city walls. On 28 June 1845 it was the site of the Second 1845 Quebec Fire (but not to be mistaken with the Great Fire of Quebec City) when the areas were called St ...
Place D’Youville, also referred to as carré D'Youville, is a public square in the core of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is situated on rue Saint-Jean , one of the oldest roads in Quebec City. It marks the boundary between the Quebec Parliament Hill and Old Quebec .