QUEBEC, World Heritage City

Name: QUEBEC, World Heritage City
Brand: Éditions Sylvain Harvey
SKU: 9782921703970
Price: 12.99 EUR
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 978-2-921-70397-0

Mendel Guide 1

de David Mendel (auteur)

Maison d'édition : Éditions Sylvain Harvey

mai 2009

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A NEW VISION OF QUEBEC CITYFour Volumes to Explore the City and the Surrounding Region The first volume in this series takes you into the heart of the Old City, exploring many of the most important sites, institutions and monuments of the upper town, including the Ursuline Convent, founded in 1639, the Old Seminary, established in 1663, the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity - the first Anglican Cathedral built outside the British Isles - and Quebec’s castle on a cliff, the internationally renowned Chateau Frontenac Hotel.The second volume focuses on the port and the crucial importance of the St. Lawrence River for Quebec City throughout its history. You will discover the site where Samuel de Champlain built his first habitation in 1608, and Place Royale, where French merchants constructed fine residences in the 17th and 18th centuries. Explore waterfront docks, warehouses, banks and factories, as our itinerary takes you along the base of the cliff to Saint-Pierre Street and the Saint-Roch quarter.Volume three explores the extensive fortification system of the only remaining walled city north of Mexico. Quebec was besieged many times, as French, British and American forces fought to control this strategic location. Our itinerary will also lead you into quiet residential streets to discover Quebec’s domestic architecture, before ending with a visit to the historic Hôtel-Dieu hospital and convent, founded in 1639.In the final volume, we venture beyond the fortification walls to see Parliament Hill, the National Battlefields Park, the Saint-Jean-Baptiste quarter and elegant 19th-century villas with their fine gardens. Our exploration of the countryside includes the magnificent Montmorency Falls and features rural architecture along the old Royal Road on the Beaupré Shore, as well as on the picturesque Island of Orleans where many ancestral farms have been home to the same families since the 1600s.

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In 1985, Quebec City’s historic district became the first urban ensemble in North America to be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. With its spectacular cliff-top location overlooking the St. Lawrence River, its fortifications, narrow winding streets and wealth of historic buildings spanning four centuries, Quebec is unlike any other city on the continent.In this fascinating guide, Quebec’s dramatic history is placed in an international context and in-depth information is combined with exceptional photographs to reveal the meaning and beauty of each site. An outline of the history of every major location is followed by a step-by-step visual exploration in which general exterior and interior views are followed by photographs of selected objects, symbols and architectural elements.Architectural historian David Mendel, a resident of the Old City since 1976, has spent decades studying Quebec and its history. A renowned speaker and expert guide, he has given tours for thousands of visitors, including many Heads of State. As President of Baillairgé Cultural tours, he has organized tours and seminars for more than 20 years. To create this series of guide books, he has joined forces with Luc-Antoine Couturier, whose inspiring photographs capture the essence of Quebec City through the magic of light.