Haute-Ville in Québec in Capitale-Nationale, — Central Canada (French-Canadian)

Le Vieux-Québec, site du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO

Old Quebec, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 13, 2018

1. Le Vieux-Québec, site du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Fondée par l'explorateur français Champlain au début du XVII^e siècle, Québec demeure la seule ville d'Amérique du Nord à avoir conservé ses remparts qui regroupent de nombreux bastions, portes et ouvrages défensifs ceinturant toujours le Vieux-Québec. La Haute-Ville, située au sommet de la falaise, centre religieux et administratif, avec ses églises, ses couvents et autres monuments comme la Redoute Dauphine, la Citadelle et le Château Frontenac, et la Basse-Ville, avec ses quartiers anciens, forment un ensemble urbain qui est un des meilleurs exemples de ville coloniale fortifiée.

Ce médaillon de bronze représente une partie du site patrimonial du Vieux-Québec, son littoral, ses quais et ses bâtiments patrimoniaux les plus représentatifs, à différentes époques de son histoire. Il a été dévoilé en septembre 2015, à l'occasion du 30e anniversaire de l'inscription de ce site sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO, en présence de la ministre de la Culture et des Communications, Hélène David, et du maire de Québec, Régis Labaume.

[English translation]

Founded by the French explorer Champlain at the beginning of the 17th century, Quebec remains the only city in North America to have preserved its ramparts which include numerous bastions, gates and defensive works still encircling Old Quebec. The Upper Town, located at the top of the cliff, a religious and administrative center, with its churches, convents and other monuments such as the Dauphine Redoubt, the Citadel and the Château Frontenac, and the Lower Town, with its old quarters, form an urban ensemble that is one of the best examples of a fortified colonial city.

This bronze medallion represents part of the Old Quebec heritage site, its shoreline, its quays and its most representative heritage buildings, at different times in its history. It was unveiled in September 2015, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the inscription of this site on the UNESCO World Heritage List, in the presence of the Minister of Culture and Communications, Hélène David, and the Mayor of Quebec, Régis Labaume.

Erected 2015.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2015.

Location. 46° 48.831′ N, 71° 12.464′ W. Marker is in Québec, in Capitale-Nationale. It is in Haute-Ville. It is at the intersection of rue Desjardins and rue De Buade, on the right when traveling south on rue Desjardins. Marker is in the ground east of City Hall's main entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 rue Desjardins, Québec G1R 4S9, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: L'hôtel de Ville de Québec / Québec City Hall (a few steps from this marker); Collège des Jésuites / Jesuit College

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. Le Vieux-Québec, site du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO Marker

Bronze medallion marker is in the ground between the two sets of stairs leading to the City Hall entrance

(within shouting distance of this marker); Octave Crémazie (within shouting distance of this marker); Édifice Price / Price Building (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Mise en lumière de l'édifice Price à Québec / Illumination of the Price Building in Quebec City (about 90 meters away); La Cathédrale Épiscopale de la Sainte-Trinité/ Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (about 90 meters away); Maison Marie-Joseph-Larchevêque (about 120 meters away); hic iacet D D franciscus de Laval / Here lies D D Francis de Laval (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Québec.

Also see . . . Historic District of Old Québec (UNESCO). (Submitted on September 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Le Vieux-Québec, site du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO Marker Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 13, 2018

3. Le Vieux-Québec, site du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO Marker Detail

Lower Town View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 13, 2018

4. Lower Town View

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 13, 2018

5. Lower Town View

Upper Town View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 13, 2018

6. Upper Town View

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 13, 2018

7. Upper Town View

Old Quebec City Wall, at rue Saint-Nicolas & Côte de la Potasse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 13, 2018

8. Old Quebec City Wall, at rue Saint-Nicolas & Côte de la Potasse

Quebec Lower Town View Toward Upper Town image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 13, 2018

9. Quebec Lower Town View Toward Upper Town

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 689 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on September 7, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on September 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.