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The Lower Town of Quebec City is one of the two geographical and historical sectors of the borough of La Cité-Limoilou in Quebec. [1] It is located at sea level as opposed to the Upper Town, which is located on the promontory of Quebec (whose highest point is 105 meters above sea level).
The Great Seal of Quebec. The Great Seal of Quebec (French: Grand Sceau du Québec) is a governmental seal used to authenticate documents issued by the Government of Quebec that are released in the name of the King in Right of Quebec, including the appointment of the Executive Council and Ministers (the Cabinet), as well as justices of the peace and judges of provincial courts.
By the 1620s, the square hosted the city's first market, inspiring its original name of Market Square (French: Place du Marché). [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.
The Quebec City authorities moved into the neighbourhood, building sewers and pavements, along with paving and lighting streets. [3] The neighbourhood as seen from the Upper Town, in 1899. The transformation was quick. Charles Baillargé, the city's engineer, described it as "the most magical transformation any city has ever witnessed". In less ...
Comprising the Upper Town (French: Haute-Ville) and Lower Town (French: Basse-Ville), the area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Administratively, Old Quebec is part of the Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–colline Parlementaire district in the borough of La Cité-Limoilou. The area is commonly referred to as "the Old City" or "Quebec's Old City" in ...
The current great seal was designed by British-born artist Eric Aldwinckle and made at the Royal Canadian Mint when Queen Elizabeth II succeeded her father in 1952 and it went into use on 14 November 1955. [8] The seal die is made of specially tempered steel, weighs 3.75 kilograms (8.27 pounds), and is 127 millimetres (5 inches) in diameter
Although the terms "city" and "town" are both used in the category name because of common English usage, Quebec does not contain any cities under the current law; [1] this list thus includes all villes, regardless of whether they are referred to as cities or towns in English.
The city quickly experienced overcrowding, especially in the lower town, which contained two-thirds of the population of the city by 1700. [19] The numbers became more evenly distributed by 1744, with the lower town housing only a third of the population, and the upper town containing almost half the inhabitants.