Prescott Gate
Prescott Gate is a city gate in Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec. Prescott Gate is situated nearby to the tourism office Parcs Canada, as well as near the park Parc Montmorency.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chateau St. Louis and Parc Montmorency.
Chateau St. Louis
Museum
Photo: Local hero, Public domain.
The Chateau St. Louis in Quebec City was the official residence of the French Governor of New France and later the British Governor of Quebec, the Governor-General of British North America, and the Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada. Chateau St. Louis is situated 100 metres south of Prescott Gate.
Parc Montmorency
Park
Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parc Montmorency is a park located in Quebec City and home to Parliaments of Lower Canada, Canada East and Quebec from 1791 to 1883. It is named for Henri II, Duke of Montmorency, the viceroy of New France, 1619–1625, under the French king, Louis XIII.
Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec
Church
Photo: Pofortin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec, located at 16, rue de Buade, Quebec City, Quebec, is the primatial church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec is situated 140 metres northwest of Prescott Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lévis and Plains of Abraham.
Lévis
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lévis is a city of 149,700 in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre-Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City.
Plains of Abraham
Locality
Photo: NickHam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Plains of Abraham is a historic area within the Battlefields Park in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was established on 17 March 1908. The land is the site of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, which took place on 13 September 1759, but hundreds of acres of the fields became used for grazing, housing, and minor industrial structures. Plains of Abraham is situated 2½ km southwest of Prescott Gate.
Vanier
Suburb
Vanier is a former city in central Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into Quebec City in 2002. It is located within the Borough of Les Rivières. Population : 11,504 Fleur de Lys centre commercial, a shopping centre is located in Vanier. Vanier is situated 4 km west of Prescott Gate.
Prescott Gate
- Type: City gate
- Description: gate of Quebec City
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.81323° or 46° 48′ 48″ northLongitude
-71.2043° or 71° 12′ 16″ westOpen location code
87RCRQ7W+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 3955542712OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q133857585
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In Other Languages
From French to Korean—“Prescott Gate” goes by many names.
- French: “porte Prescott”
- French: “Porte Prescott”
- Korean: “프레스콧 문”
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Highlights include Parcs Canada and Funicular.
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