DESTINATION QUEBEC CITY
Quebec City is internationally known for its Summer Festival, Winter Carnival, and the Château Frontenac, a hotel which dominates the city skyline. The National Assembly of Quebec, the National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec, and the Museum of Civilization are found within or near Vieux-Québec.
DESTINATION QUEBEC CITY :
Battlefields Park,
Cap Diamant,
Chateau Frontenac,
Citadelle of Quebec,
Gare du Palais,
Museum of Civilization,
Notre Dame des Victoires,
Old Quebec,
Old Quebec Funicular,
Parliament Building,
Plains of Abraham,
Winter Carnival,
| DESTINATION QUEBEC CITY: Attractions & Culture |
BATTLEFIELDS PARK
The Battlefields Park includes the Plains of Abraham with Des Braves Park, both within Quebec City, and forms one of the few Canadian national urban parks. Its significance lies in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, the British victory over France, which decided the development of Canada. Established as a park in 1908, it features an interpretive centre and walking trails ...
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CAP DIAMANT
Cap Diamant (Cape Diamond) is the official name of the promontory on which the Upper Town of Quebec City is located. Jacques Cartier, the French explorer who found glittering stones in the high cliff, thought the stones contained diamonds. After he brought samples of these stones back in France in 1542, experts concluded that these diamonds were actually quartz ...
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CHATEAU FRONTENAC
The Château Frontenac grand hotel is a popular attraction in Quebec City. The Château Frontenac, designed by the American architect Bruce Price, was one of a series of "château" style hotels built for the Canadian Pacific Railway company at the end of the 19th and the start of the 20th century. The railway company sought to encourage luxury tourism ...
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CITADELLE OF QUEBEC
The Citadelle - the French name is used both in English and French - is a military installation and official residence located atop Cap Diamant, adjoining the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. This citadel is part of the fortifications of Quebec City, the only city with extant city walls in North America ...
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GARE DU PALAIS
Gare du Palais (Palace Station) is a train and bus station in Quebec City, Canada. Its architect was Eugene-Etienne Tache (1836-1912). Its name comes from its proximity to the Palace of the Intendant of New France. It is served by Via Rail, Canada's national passenger railway, and by the private coach company Orléans Express ...
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MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION
The Musée de la civilisation (Museum of Civilization) is a museum located in Quebec City. Permanent and temporary exhibitions are held at the museum, usually related to humanities, and virtual exhibitions are also available. The institution also hosts a Discovery Zone, geared towards children, and offers other services such as guided visits ...
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NOTRE DAME DES VICTOIRES
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires is a small Roman Catholic church in the Lower Town of Quebec City. Construction was started in 1687 and was completed in 1723. Originally dedicated to l'Enfant Jésus, it received the name Notre-Dame-de-la-Victoire following the Battle of Quebec of 1690, in which an English expedition commanded by William Phips was forced to retreat ...
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OLD QUEBEC
Old Quebec (Vieux Quebec) is a neighbourhood of Quebec City. Generally speaking 'Old Quebec' refers to the part of the city within the walls although other parts of the city have structures as old. By 1750, Quebec had grown to be the largest town in New France, with a population of about 8,000. It was the center of French power in North America ...
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OLD QUEBEC FUNICULAR
The Old Quebec Funicular is a funicular railway in the Old Quebec neighbourhood of the city of Quebec in Canada. It links the Haute-Ville (Upper Town) to the Basse-Ville (Lower Town), which includes such sites as the ancient Notre Dame des Victoires church, the historic Petit Champlain district, the port, and the Musée de la civilisation (Museum of Civilization) ...
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PARLIAMENT BUILDING
The Parliament Building is an eight-floor building and home to the Parliament of Quebec in Quebec City. The building was designed by architect Eugène-Étienne Taché and was built from 1877 to 1886. It features the Second Empire architectural style that was popular for prestigious buildings both in Europe and the United States during the Victorian era ...
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PLAINS OF ABRAHAM
The Plains of Abraham are a historic area within The Battlefields Park in Quebec City, that was originally grazing land, but became famous as the site of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, which took place on 13 September 1759. Though written into the history books, housing and minor industrial structures were still erected atop hundreds of acres of the fields ...
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WINTER CARNIVAL
The Quebec Winter Carnaval Festival events include a winter amusement park, with attractions such as skiing, snow rafting, ice sculptures and snow sled-slides. A magical ice palace was built for Bonhommesd, the Carnival's guest of honour, for the first time in Jacques-Cartier Square in 1955. The impressive ice construction even had a dungeon ...
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