Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Quebec City. / 46.81389°N 71.20806°W / 46.81389; -71.20806. Quebec City ( / kwɪˈbɛk / ⓘ or / kəˈbɛk /; [ 11] French: Ville de Québec ), officially known as Québec ( French pronunciation: [kebɛk] ), [ 12] is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, [ 13] and ...
The City Hall of Quebec City ( French: Hôtel de ville de Québec) is the seat of local government in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was inaugurated on September 15, 1896 in the Old Quebec neighbourhood. The building slopes downward as it was built on a hill and was once home to the Jesuit College (Jesuit Barracks) from the 1730s to 1878.
Old Quebec ( French: Vieux-Québec) 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. Administratively, Old Quebec is part of the Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–colline Parlementaire district in the borough ...
La Cité-Limoilou ( French pronunciation: [la site limwalu]) is the central borough of Quebec City, the oldest (in terms of architecture), and the most populous, comprising 21.85% of the city's total population. [ 2] As an administrative division, it is very new, having only been formed on November 1, 2009, from the former boroughs of La Cité ...
The history of Quebec City extends back thousands of years, with its first inhabitants being the First Nations peoples of the region. The arrival of French explorers in the 16th century eventually led to the establishment of Quebec City, in present-day Quebec, Canada. The city is one of the oldest European settlements in North America, with the ...
6 × .50 Caliber machine guns. Aircraft carried. 1 × Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone. HMCS Ville de Québec (FFH 332) (commonly referred to as VDQ) is a Halifax -class frigate that has served in the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Navy since 1993. Ville de Québec is the third vessel in her class which is the name for the Canadian Patrol Frigate ...
Westmount is an affluent municipality on the Island of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada.It is an enclave of the city of Montreal, with a population of 19,658 as of the 2021 Canadian census.
The Édifice Price (English: Price Building) is an 18-floor (originally 16) skyscraper in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Built in 1928–1930 amid controversy for Price Brothers Limited, it is the tallest building in the Old Quebec historical district, as well as one of the oldest skyscrapers in Canada. The building is the property of Ivanhoé ...