Place de la FAO
Place de la FAO is a fountain in Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec. Place de la FAO is situated nearby to the art gallery Galerie Bédard, as well as near the theater building La Caserne.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Musée de la civilisation and Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec.
Musée de la civilisation
Museum
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The Musée de la civilisation, often directly translated in English-language media outside Quebec as the Museum of Civilization, is a museum located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Musée de la civilisation is situated 150 metres southeast of Place de la FAO.
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 320 metres southwest of Place de la FAO.
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 430 metres south of Place de la FAO.
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 3 km southwest of Place de la FAO.
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 Place de la FAO.
Place de la FAO
- Type: Fountain
- Location: Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.81618° or 46° 48′ 58″ northLongitude
-71.20356° or 71° 12′ 13″ westOpen location code
87RCRQ8W+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 401965812OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountain
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