Pavillon Charles-Baillairgé
Pavillon Charles-Baillairgé is a museum in Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec. Pavillon Charles-Baillairgé is situated nearby to the museum Grand Hall, as well as near Wolfe Monument.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: modern art pavilion of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ); previously functioned as Quebec City’s prison
- Also known as: “ancienne prison de Quebec”, “historic prison of Quebec City”, “Musee National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec / Pavillon Charles-Baillairge”, “Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec / Pavillon Charles-Baillairgé”, “National Beaux-Arts Museum of Quebec City / Charles-Baillairge Pavilion”, “Pavillon Charles-Baillairge”, “pavillon Charles-Baillairgé”, “Plaines d’Abraham prison”, “Plains of Abraham prison”, “Prison de Québec”, “prison des Plaines d’Abraham”, and “Quebec City historic prison”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gerard Morisset Pavilion and Saint-Dominique Church.
Gerard Morisset Pavilion
Museum
Photo: MNBAQ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gerard Morisset Pavilion is a museum, which is situated 110 metres southwest of Pavillon Charles-Baillairgé.
Saint-Dominique Church
Church
Photo: Guerinf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Dominique Church is a Roman Catholic church in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was constructed between 1929 and 1930. In 2014, the church was added to the Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Saint-Dominique Church is situated 150 metres north of Pavillon Charles-Baillairgé.
Pavillon Pierre-Lassonde
Museum
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pavillon Pierre-Lassonde is a museum, which is situated 170 metres northwest of Pavillon Charles-Baillairgé.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plains of Abraham and Vanier.
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.
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 3 km northwest of Pavillon Charles-Baillairgé.
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.
Pavillon Charles-Baillairgé
- Categories: prison, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.79978° or 46° 47′ 59″ northLongitude
-71.22381° or 71° 13′ 26″ westOperator
Musée national des beaux-arts du QuébecOpen location code
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q17579401
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In Other Languages
From French to Slovenian—“Pavillon Charles-Baillairgé” goes by many names.
- French: “pavillon Charles-Baillairgé”
- French: “Pavillon Charles-Baillairgé”
- Slovenian: “paviljon Charlesa Baillairgéja”
- Slovenian: “pavillon Charles-Baillairgé”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Musee National des Beaux-Arts and Grand Hall.
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