Place d’Armes
Place d'Armes is an urban park in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is bounded by Rue Saint-Anne to the north, Fort Street to the east, Rue Saint-Louis to the south and Rue du Trésor to the west.Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: square in Québec, Canada
- Also known as: “Place D’Armes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Trinity Cathedral and Chateau St. Louis.
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Church
Photo: TravelingOtter, CC BY 2.0.
The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity is the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Quebec. It is home to two parishes: the Parish of Quebec and la Paroisse de Tous les Saints.
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 110 metres east of Place d’Armes.
Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec
Church
Photo: Pofortin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec is the primatial church and seat of the Archdiocese of Quebec, located at 16, rue de Buade, Quebec City, Quebec. Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec is situated 140 metres north of Place d’Armes.
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.
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 d’Armes.
Place d’Armes
- Categories: square, urban park, and recreation area
- Location: Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.81257° or 46° 48′ 45″ northLongitude
-71.20576° or 71° 12′ 21″ westOpen location code
87RCRQ7V+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 105924785OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q3390200
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Place d’Armes” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “兵器广场 (魁北克市)”
- Chinese: “兵器广场”
- French: “place d’Armes”
- French: “Place d’Armes”
- German: “Place d’Armes”
- Korean: “다름 광장”
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