Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–colline Parlementaire
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Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–colline Parlementaire 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
. This area is certainly the most visited and most toured in the province of Quebec
. It is in this partly fortified area where a building that symbolizes Canada to the world, the Château Frontenac
, is found, with its large terrace overlooking the city of Levis
just across the St. Lawrence River. Dozens of cafes, tourist shops, restaurants, hotels and inns are found here. Some say this is the most European neighbourhood in North America.
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, and one of six that are located in the borough of La Cité–Limoilou
La Cité–Limoilou
La Cité–Limoilou is the central borough of Quebec City, the oldest , and the most populous, comprising 21.85% of the city's total population...
. This area is certainly the most visited and most toured in the province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. It is in this partly fortified area where a building that symbolizes Canada to the world, the Château Frontenac
Château Frontenac
The Château Frontenac, currently known as Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, is a grand hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980...
, is found, with its large terrace overlooking the city of Levis
Levis
-People:*François de Gaston, Chevalier de Lévis , French soldier best known for his command in Canada in 1760*George Levis , American college basketball player and coach*Georges Lévis , French adult comic artist-Places:Canada...
just across the St. Lawrence River. Dozens of cafes, tourist shops, restaurants, hotels and inns are found here. Some say this is the most European neighbourhood in North America.
Portrait of the neighbourhood
The district comprises four distinct areas within the centre of Quebec City:- Vieux-Québec (Haute-Ville), (Old QuebecOld QuebecOld Quebec is a historic neighbourhood of Quebec City, the capital of the province of Quebec in Canada. Comprising the Upper Town and Lower Town , the area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
(Upper TownUpper TownUpper Town may refer to:England*Upper Town, Bradford*Upper Town, Derbyshire*Wolsingham*Upper Town, Herefordshire*Upper Town, Suffolk*Upper Town, Somerset*Upper Town, WiltshireUnited States*Upper Town, California...
)), which includes the space within the old town walls. - Vieux-Québec (Basse-Ville), (Old QuebecOld QuebecOld Quebec is a historic neighbourhood of Quebec City, the capital of the province of Quebec in Canada. Comprising the Upper Town and Lower Town , the area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
(Lower TownLower TownLowertown is a district in the central area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to the east of downtown. It is bounded roughly by Rideau Street to the south, Sussex Drive and Ottawa River to the north, the Rideau Canal to the west, and the Rideau River to the east...
)), including Place Royale, the Old Port and the area around the Gare du Palais. - Colline Parlementaire, (Parliament HillParliament Hill (Quebec City)Parliament Hill is located in Quebec City in the borough of La Cité–Limoilou, specifically in neighborhoods of Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—colline Parlementaire and Saint-Jean-Baptiste...
), including the area of Place d'Youville, the Parliament BuildingParliament Building (Quebec)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. With the frontal tower, the building stands at 52 metres or 171 feet in height...
, the space between René-Lévesque Boulevard and the Grande-Allée (until Grand Théâtre de QuébecGrand Théâtre de QuébecThe Grand Théâtre de Québec is an arts complex in Quebec City, Canada. It was conceived to commemorate the Canadian Centennial of 1967 and the Quebec Conference, 1864, one of the key meetings leading to the Canadian Confederation of 1867....
approximately) and much of the Plains of AbrahamPlains of AbrahamThe Plains of Abraham is a historic area within The Battlefields Park in Quebec City, Quebec, 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...
. - Cap Blanc, a thin strip of land between Cape Diamond and the St. Lawrence and centred on the Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde.
Main arteries
- Rue Saint-Jean
- Rue De Buade
- Rue Saint-Louis and Grande-Allée
- Boulevard Champlain
- Rue Saint-Paul
- Avenue Honoré-Mercier / Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency (autoroute 440)
Parks, green spaces and recreational areas
- Plains of AbrahamPlains of AbrahamThe Plains of Abraham is a historic area within The Battlefields Park in Quebec City, Quebec, 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...
/ The Battlefields ParkThe Battlefields ParkThe 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...
(part) - Artillery Park ( National Historic Site)
- Fortifications of Quebec (National Historic Site), this site consists of the walls and gates of Quebec, the Governors' Garden, Montmorency Park, Dufferin Terrace and the Governors' Walkway.
- Old Port of QuebecPort of QuebecThe Port of Quebec is an inland port located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is the oldest port in Canada, and the second largest in Quebec after the Port of Montreal.-History:...
- Place Royale
Notable buildings
- Château FrontenacChâteau FrontenacThe Château Frontenac, currently known as Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, is a grand hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980...
- Édifice PriceEdifice PriceThe Édifice Price is an 18-floor skyscraper in Quebec City, Canada. Built in 1930-1931 amid controversy for Price Brothers ltd., it is the tallest building in the Old Quebec historical district, and one of the oldest skyscrapers in Canada...
- Quebec Citadelle
- Séminaire de Québec
- Hotel-Dieu de QuébecHôtel-Dieu de QuébecThe Hotel-Dieu de Québec is a teaching hospital located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and affiliated with Université Laval's medical school. It is part of the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec , a network of three teaching hospitals and several specialized institutions. Its areas of...
(hospital) and accompanying church
Places of worship
- Notre-Dame de Québec CathedralNotre-Dame de Québec CathedralThe Cathedral-minor basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec , located at 20, rue de Buade, Quebec City, Quebec, is the primate church of Canada and seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec, the oldest see in the New World north of Mexico.It is also the parish church of the oldest parish in North...
- Notre-Dame-des-Victoires
- Holy Trinity Anglican CathedralHoly Trinity Anglican CathedralHoly Trinity Anglican Cathedral is a parish of the Anglican Church of Canada in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Diocese of Quebec was founded in 1793 and its first bishop, Dr. Jacob Mountain, gave his early attention to the erection of a cathedral. The completed building was consecrated on August...
- Chalmers Wesley United Church
- St. Andrew's Church (Presbyterian)St. Andrew's Church (Quebec City)St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City is a Presbyterian Church in Canada congregation in the Upper Town of Quebec City.The congregation's roots began with the British conquest of Quebec at the Plains of Abraham in 1759. Under the leadership of Church of Scotland Chaplain Robert MacPherson...
- St. Patrick's ChurchSt. Patrick's Church (Quebec City)St. Patrick's is the only English-speaking parish in the Archdiocese of Quebec. Founded in 1832, the parish has occupied several different buildings as the population of English-speaking Catholics, primarily Irish, in Quebec City has swelled and shrunk....
(1833), the first Irish Catholic church, abandoned in 1914, burned in 1971, its facade is now part of an annex to the Hotel-Dieu de QuébecHôtel-Dieu de QuébecThe Hotel-Dieu de Québec is a teaching hospital located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and affiliated with Université Laval's medical school. It is part of the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec , a network of three teaching hospitals and several specialized institutions. Its areas of...
. - Notre-Dame de la Garde, Cape Blanc
Museums, theatres and exhibition spaces
- Capitol Theatre
- Palais Montcalm
- Musée de la civilisationMusée de la civilisationThe Musée de la civilisation is a museum located in Quebec City. It is situated in old Québec near the Saint Lawrence River...
- The Institut canadien de QuébecInstitut canadien de QuébecThe ' was founded by Marc-Aurèle Plamondon on January 17, 1848, 4 years after the founding of the Institut canadien de Montréal. Originally a library open to its members, it became public in 1897. The institute currently manages the public library network of Quebec City.-See also:*Institut canadien...
building, occupying the old church Wesleyan Church ( MethodistMethodismMethodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
, 1849). Includes a performance hall and a branch of the Quebec City Library.
Public administration
- Parliament Building of Quebec
- Quebec City Hall
- Édifice Marie-GuyartEdifice Marie-GuyartEdifice Marie-Guyart is a 132 meter office building in Quebec City. Completed in 1972, it stands at 31 floors and has an observation deck on the top floor...
, the tallest in Quebec at 126 m and has at its top the Capital CentreCapital CentreThe Capital Centre was an indoor arena located in Landover, Maryland, unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland; a suburb of Washington, D.C. Completed in 1973, the arena sat 18,756 for basketball and 18,130 for hockey....
. - Ministry of Finance of Quebec (in the old Court House)
- Palais de Justice de Québec (court house)
- Headquarters of the Société de l'assurance automobile du QuébecSociété de l'assurance automobile du QuébecThe Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec or SAAQ , is a Quebec crown corporation responsible for licensing drivers and vehicles in the province and providing public auto insurance which insures all drivers, passengers, pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists involved in road collisions...
- Headquarters of the Société des traversiers du QuébecSociété des traversiers du QuébecThe Société des traversiers du Québec is a ferry company which has operated some intra-provincial ferry services in Quebec since 1971. It is a crown corporation owned by the Government of Quebec.STQ operates the following services:...
Places of learning
There are no longer any public schools in the district, due to the small number of families with children living there. The few private schools that are there serve clients who live almost exclusively outside the city center.- Private Schools
- École Saint-Louis de Gonzague
- Petit Séminaire de QuébecPetit Séminaire de QuébecLe Petit Séminaire de Québec is a private French-language Roman Catholic secondary school in the Vieux-Québec area of Quebec City which was originally part of the Séminaire de Québec...
- Ecole des UrsulinesEcole des Ursulines, QuebecThe Ecole des Ursulines, known in English as the School of the Ursulines, is among North America's oldest schools. Still operating as a private girls school, it was founded in 1639 by French nun Marie de l'Incarnation and laywoman Marie-Madeline de Chauvigny de la Peltrie...
(Old Quebec) - CDI CollegeCDI CollegeCDI College is a for-profit college in Canada. It offers programs in the business, technology and health care fields. There are 15 campus locations; 5 in British Columbia, 5 in Alberta, 1 in Manitoba and 4 in Quebec....
- Quebec Oral School for Deaf Children
- School of Architecture at the Université LavalUniversité LavalLaval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
- Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du QuébecConservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du QuébecThe Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec is a public network of nine state-subsidised schools offering higher education in music and theatre in Quebec, Canada. The organization was established in 1942 as a branch of the Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec by the...
Related
- Quebec CityQuebec CityQuebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
- La Cité
- Old QuebecOld QuebecOld Quebec is a historic neighbourhood of Quebec City, the capital of the province of Quebec in Canada. Comprising the Upper Town and Lower Town , the area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
- Plains of AbrahamPlains of AbrahamThe Plains of Abraham is a historic area within The Battlefields Park in Quebec City, Quebec, 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...
- Cap DiamantCap DiamantCap Diamant is the official name of the cape and promontory on which Quebec City is located, formed by the confluence of a bend in the St. Lawrence River to the south and east, and the much smaller St. Charles River to the north....
- Cap-Blanc