Old Quebec

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UNESCO World Heritage Site historic district neighbourhood tourist attraction

Old Quebec is the fortified historic district of Quebec City, renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Historic District of Old Québec	10
Fortifications of Quebec	2
Historic District of Old Quebec	2
Lower Town of Quebec City	2
Old Quebec fortifications	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic District of Old Québec	1
Upper Town of Quebec City	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ historic district ⓘ neighbourhood ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	British colonial architecture ⓘ French colonial architecture ⓘ Gothic Revival ⓘ surface form: Gothic Revival architecture Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
foundedAsPartOf	Quebec City founded in 1608 ⓘ
founder	Samuel de Champlain ⓘ
governingBody	Quebec City ⓘ surface form: Ville de Québec
hasPart	Château Frontenac surroundings ⓘ Citadelle of Quebec ⓘ Quebec City Hall ⓘ surface form: City Hall of Quebec City Dufferin Terrace ⓘ Old Quebec self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fortifications of Quebec Old Quebec self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lower Town of Quebec City Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec ⓘ surface form: Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica-Cathedral Port of Quebec ⓘ surface form: Old Port of Quebec Parliament Hill (Quebec) grounds ⓘ surface form: Parliament Hill (Quebec City) Place Royale ⓘ Place d’Armes ⓘ Plains of Abraham vicinity ⓘ Rue Saint-Jean ⓘ Rue Saint-Louis ⓘ Rue Saint-Paul ⓘ Rue Saint-Pierre ⓘ Rue Sainte-Anne ⓘ Rue des Remparts ⓘ Rue du Petit-Champlain ⓘ Old Quebec self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Upper Town of Quebec City
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalEra	British colonial period in Canada ⓘ New France ⓘ
locatedIn	Quebec City ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Province of Quebec ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody	Saint Lawrence River ⓘ surface form: St. Lawrence River
nearbyAirport	Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport ⓘ surface form: Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
notableFeature	city walls ⓘ cobblestone streets ⓘ gates of Quebec City ⓘ panoramic views of the St. Lawrence River ⓘ stone fortifications ⓘ
preservationStatus	well-preserved historic urban ensemble ⓘ
primaryLanguage	French ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Quebec (1759) ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Plains of Abraham Battle of Quebec (1759) ⓘ surface form: Siege of Quebec (1759)
tourismStatus	major international tourist destination ⓘ
transportAccess	Quebec City public transit network ⓘ surface form: Quebec City public transit
UNESCOCriteria	Cultural criterion (iv) ⓘ
UNESCORegion	Latin America and the Caribbean (Canada listing region) ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType	cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1985 ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Quebec City Hall → UNESCOWorldHeritageContext → Old Quebec ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic District of Old Québec

Terrasse Dufferin → UNESCOWorldHeritageContext → Old Quebec ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic District of Old Québec

Château Frontenac → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Old Quebec ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic District of Old Québec

Place Royale → UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf → Old Quebec ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic District of Old Québec

Plains of Abraham → adjacentTo → Old Quebec ⓘ

La Cité-Limoilou → contains → Old Quebec ⓘ

Old Quebec → hasPart → Old Quebec self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Town of Quebec City

Old Quebec → hasPart → Old Quebec self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lower Town of Quebec City

Old Quebec → hasPart → Old Quebec self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fortifications of Quebec

Quebec, Canada → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Old Quebec ⓘ

subject surface form: Quebec

this entity surface form: Historic District of Old Quebec

Château Frontenac → hasView → Old Quebec ⓘ

La Cité-Limoilou → heritageSiteContained → Old Quebec ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic District of Old Quebec

Quebec City → historicQuarter → Old Quebec ⓘ

Terrasse Dufferin → isPartOf → Old Quebec ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic District of Old Québec

Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec → locatedIn → Old Quebec ⓘ

Citadelle of Quebec → locatedIn → Old Quebec ⓘ

Place Royale → locatedIn → Old Quebec ⓘ

Quebec Winter Carnival → locatedIn → Old Quebec ⓘ

Terrasse Dufferin → locatedIn → Old Quebec ⓘ

Quebec City Hall → locatedInHistoricDistrict → Old Quebec ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic District of Old Québec

Place Royale → locatedInNeighborhood → Old Quebec ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lower Town of Quebec City

Quebec City Hall → locatedInOldTown → Old Quebec ⓘ

Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec → locatedInUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Old Quebec ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic District of Old Québec

Château Frontenac → location → Old Quebec ⓘ

Parliament Building of Quebec → near → Old Quebec ⓘ

Quebec City Hall → nearbyFeature → Old Quebec ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Quebec fortifications

Citadelle of Quebec → overlooks → Old Quebec ⓘ

Château Frontenac → partOf → Old Quebec ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic District of Old Québec

Citadelle of Quebec → partOf → Old Quebec ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fortifications of Quebec

Citadelle of Quebec → partOf → Old Quebec ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic District of Old Québec

Citadelle of Quebec → partOf → Old Quebec ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic District of Old Québec

Place Royale → partOf → Old Quebec ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic District of Old Québec