Porte Prescott
Porte Prescott is a city gate in Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec. Porte Prescott is situated nearby to the city gate Prescott Gate, as well as near Bastion.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prescott Gate and Parc Montmorency.
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.
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 160 metres south of Porte Prescott.
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 Porte Prescott.
Vanier
Suburb
Photo: Gacard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Porte Prescott.
Porte Prescott
- Type: City gate
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.81322° or 46° 48′ 48″ northLongitude
-71.20432° or 71° 12′ 16″ westOpen location code
87RCRQ7W+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 1553645538OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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