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Old Québec, a walled city

Porte Saint-Louis, a gate in the walls of Old Québec, photographed in 2017.
Porte Saint-Louis, a gate in the walls of Old Québec, photographed in 2017. Porte Saint-Louis, Quebec - 2017-04-12 · DXR · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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The Historic District of Old Québec, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985, covers 135 hectares, and close to half its buildings were built before 1850. Québec has retained almost all its fortifications, a defining feature of the historic district.

Scope & context

The historic district and its fortifications, not the founding of Québec or the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.

Sources behind this record

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Historic District of Old Québec ↗

Parks Canada (World Heritage Sites in Canada)

Date of Inscription; Justification of outstanding universal value