Tour d’observation
Tour d’observation is a tower in Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec. Tour d’observation is situated nearby to the fishing area Pêche sportive sur quai, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Quai des Cageux.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Quebec Bridge and Aquarium of Quebec.
Quebec Bridge
Bridge
Photo: S23678, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Quebec Bridge is a road, rail, and pedestrian bridge across the lower Saint Lawrence River between Sainte-Foy and Lévis, in Quebec, Canada. The project failed twice during its construction, in 1907 and 1916, at the cost of 88 lives and additional people injured. Quebec Bridge is situated 1½ km southwest of Tour d’observation.
Aquarium of Quebec
Public aquarium
Centre hospitalier de l’Université Laval
Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval merged in December 1995 with two other teaching hospitals to form Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec:… Centre hospitalier de l’Université Laval is situated 1½ km northwest of Tour d’observation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Romuald and Sainte-Foy.
Saint-Romuald
Suburb
Photo: Bourgoinjp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Romuald is a district within the Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est borough of Lévis, Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from Quebec City. Saint-Romuald is situated 2½ km east of Tour d’observation.
Sainte-Foy
Suburb
Photo: Harfang, Public domain.
Sainte-Foy is a former city in central Quebec, Canada alongside the Saint Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into Quebec City at the start of 2002. Most of the formerly independent municipality of Sainte-Foy is located in the borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge—initially as one of the two constituent districts of the former borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery. Sainte-Foy is situated 3 km northwest of Tour d’observation.
Cap-Rouge
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cap-Rouge is a former city in central Quebec, Canada, since 2002 within the borough Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge in Quebec City. The site of the first attempted permanent French settlement in North America, Charlesbourg-Royal, is located at the confluence of the Rivière du Cap Rouge and the Saint Lawrence River. Cap-Rouge is situated 6 km west of Tour d’observation.
Tour d’observation
- Type: Tower
- Location: Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.75523° or 46° 45′ 19″ northLongitude
-71.2715° or 71° 16′ 17″ westOpen location code
87RCQP4H+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 2291673129OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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