Happy 400th Québec City!

SteelTown · #1 Posted **Jul 1, 2008, 9:08 PM**

Over the last few days I have graduated and got a promotion to a full time permanent job so as a way to celebrate I took some friends from college that graduated along with me to Québec City to check out the 400th anniversary. Québec City is the oldest city in North America.

I definitely got my fix for beautiful architecture for the year.

So let’s begin in the heart of Québec City - Vieux Québec, the first city started in North America.....

Notre-Dame-des-Victoires. Yep, the first Roman Catholic Church in North America

Big boat

Chateau Frontenac

Rue du Trésor Outdoor Gallery

Events are taking place all over the city

Side of City Hall

Prime Minster of Quebec residence, elsewhere in Canada we say Premier

Simons a popular clothing store in Quebec, wish they would expand to Ontario

Yes, this gate is all covered with peat moss

Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré

Front door completely out of copper

Montmorency Falls

ReginaGuy · #2 Posted **Jul 1, 2008, 9:37 PM**

What a beautiful setting for a city

ady26 · #3 Posted **Jul 1, 2008, 9:51 PM**

Happy 400th Cite de Quebec!

OhioGuy · #4 Posted **Jul 1, 2008, 9:53 PM**

Such a beautiful city. They certainly don't make 'em like they use to!

gilpel · #5 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 1:18 AM**

Hey... i took the liberty of adding those photos to yours...

I just took those photos today.....

1) From the Saint Lawrence River

2) From the old part of Quebec City (Upper Town of Quebec City)

3) From the Old Port of Quebec City (Lower Town of Quebec City)

flar · #6 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 2:36 AM**

A rare photothread from SteelTown, a good one too! I'd really like to go the Quebec City.

Boris · #7 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 2:56 AM**

wow

xzmattzx · #8 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 3:11 AM**

Stunning pictures! Stunning city as well, this only intensifies my interest in visiting the city.

Not all of these pictures are from Vieux Quebec, are they?

It's nice to see the first Catholic church in North America, being a Catholic myself. Are they sure that they know that there are no churches in Mexico that are older, though?

Cirrus · #9 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 3:16 AM**

Cool. Quebec strikes me as a really, really nice place.

But this:

Quote:

the first city started in North America

is just not true, no matter how you slice it.

Quebec might be the oldest still-occupied French or English city in the United States or Canada, but every one of those modifiers is necessary.

HX_Guy · #10 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 3:47 AM**

http://www.traveldir.org/articles/n_...n_america.html

"Mexico City is probably the oldest city in North America, as a continuation of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán, founded in about 1325. St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada was settled in 1528, and claims to be the oldest European-settled city in North America. St. John's earned its name when the explorer John Cabot became the first European to sail into its harbor on the Feast of St. John, June 24, 1497. It's also the easternmost city on the North American continent."

SteelTown · #11 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 3:52 AM**

Hearing all these history stories over the last few days I'll admit I got confused so here's the proper wording....

"Quebec City is the first to have been founded with the goal of receiving permanent settlement, and not as a commercial outpost, and therefore is considered to be the first European-built city in non-Spanish North America."

Evergrey · #12 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 6:27 AM**

glorious

ChrisLA · #13 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 11:18 AM**

Dude I hate you, these photos are hot. I never get tired of seeing this beautiful North American city.

Why I hate you? Because I've never been to Quebec City, and I'm so very jealous. I could kick myself because I've been so close (Montreal). Yet I didn't make it a point to visit. Thanks for sharing.

bendecido · #14 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 1:46 PM**

Wow. That's really something else. Maybe only Boston could compare to all the old world architecture. Beautiful pictures.

10101000 · #15 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 2:20 PM**

Cela est un tel beau lieu. J'aimerais y aller un jour. Aussi, le jour heureux de Canada.

Uptowngirl · #16 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 2:59 PM**

I guess I could buy a plane ticket to get out of the heat for a bit...and go from the Vieux Carre to the Vieux Québec....

Great photos!

10101000 · #17 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 3:09 PM**

You and me both!

M II A II R II K · #18 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 5:15 PM**

Superb photo tour!

DC83 · #19 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 5:54 PM**

someone was using bablefish translator *cough*Tim*cough* hehe jks

Thanks for an awesome tour, Steeltown.
How are your calves after your visit?

I'm going to one-up you, ChrisLA... I actually lived in Montreal and didnt' ever jump on a train to QC!? What's wrong with me!?

Hope you had a great time!

Vive le Québec!! Vive le Québec Lib... errr, I'll stop there

tempedude · #20 Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 7:11 PM**

Outstanding! What a beautiful city. Happy 400th!