Founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, Quebec City is one of the oldest cities in North America. The ramparts surrounding Old Quebec (Vieux-Québec) are the only fortified city walls remaining in the Americas north of Mexico, and were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 as the 'Historic District of Old Québec'.
According to the federal and provincial governments, Québec is the city's official name in both French and English, although Quebec City (or its French equivalent, Ville de Québec) is commonly used, particularly to distinguish the city from the province. In French, the names of the province and the city are distinguished grammatically in that the province takes the definite article (le Québec, du Québec, au Québec, respectively 'the Quebec', 'from the Quebec', 'in the Quebec') and the city does not (Québec, de Québec, à Québec, respectively 'Quebec-city, 'from Quebec-city', 'in Quebec-city').
The city's famous landmarks include the Château Frontenac, a hotel which dominates the skyline, and La Citadelle, an intact fortress that forms the centre-piece of the ramparts surrounding the old city. The National Assembly of Quebec (provincial legislature), the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec), and the Musée de la civilisation (Museum of Civilization) are found within or near Vieux-Québec.
We visited the city in 1999, hence the relatively low quality of the photos, which were taken with an early model Olympus digital camera.
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What a nice town.
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Beautiful....thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't call any of your photos "low quality". This is a lovely tour of a old and beautiful city. It is always interesting to learn a little of the history of such a great city. Thank you, Nick ...
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I haven't been there in years. Need to go back. Your photos are great.
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I visited Quebec City once and just loved it -- cobblestone streets and the fort. Your images are fantastic!
ReplyDeletewow, that is some amazing buildings. Really great architexture :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the information and the photos. The streets looks like those of many other port cities, so charming!
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