French Quarter

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The French Quarter is the historic heart of New Orleans, famed for its vibrant nightlife, distinctive Creole architecture, and rich cultural and musical heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
neighborhood
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Mississippi River
alsoKnownAs French Quarter
surface form: Vieux Carré

French Quarter
surface form: Vieux Carré Historic District
characteristicFeature courtyards
galleries
narrow streets
wrought-iron balconies
contains Bourbon Street
Cabildo
Decatur Street
French Market
Jackson Square
Pirate's Alley
Presbytère
Royal Street
St. Louis Cathedral
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance birthplace area of jazz tradition
center of New Orleans nightlife
dateFounded 1718
dominantBuildingMaterial brick
foundedAs New Orleans original city
foundedBy French colonists
governingBody Vieux Carré Commission
heritage Creole culture
French colonial heritage
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places district
knownFor Creole architecture
Mardi Gras celebrations
Spanish colonial architecture
bars
historic buildings
jazz music
live music
restaurants
street performances
tourism
vibrant nightlife
languageOfName French
locatedIn New Orleans
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Louisiana
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
partOf New Orleans
surface form: New Orleans metropolitan area

Orleans Parish
primaryEconomicActivity tourism industry
rebuiltAfter Great New Orleans Fire of 1788
Great New Orleans Fire of 1788
surface form: New Orleans fire of 1794
streetLayout grid plan

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French Quarter alsoKnownAs French Quarter
this entity surface form: Vieux Carré
French Quarter alsoKnownAs French Quarter
this entity surface form: Vieux Carré Historic District
Daisy Parker associatedWith French Quarter
this entity surface form: Storyville, New Orleans
this entity surface form: French Quarter, New Orleans
New Orleans hasHistoricDistrict French Quarter
New Orleans Mint locatedIn French Quarter
this entity surface form: French Quarter, New Orleans