A Tribute to Québec

[isaidso]

Well done. I enjoyed it immensely.

[UPP]

J'ai eu la bonne fortune de vivre à Québec durant une partie de mes études universitaires.

Ces photos me donnent le mal du pays!

[mousquet]

Typically the thing UNESCO loves indeed.
I'm not saying they're wrong. They're the upper elite in the world.
Of course they know about what feels good, and I actually know it too.

Very very nice old town by the way.

[Laceoflight]

Originally Posted by isaidso

Well done. I enjoyed it immensely.

Glad you did

Originally Posted by UPP

J'ai eu la bonne fortune de vivre à Québec durant une partie de mes études universitaires.
Ces photos me donnent le mal du pays!

As-tu aimé cela? Il y a une opportunité qui s'ouvre pour moi là-bas, et je me demandais si, pour une jeune d'une trentaine d'années, c'était un bon endroit où vivre ?

Originally Posted by mousquet

Typically the thing UNESCO loves indeed.
I'm not saying they're wrong. They're the upper elite in the world.
Of course they know about what feels good, and I actually know it too.
Very very nice old town by the way.

I think you are right on the points I have bolded However, the story of Québec being recognized by UNESCO is the reverse : Place Royale, a lower town neighbourhood, was entirely rebuilt in the 70s following the adoption of a provincial law and a wave of interest about Nouvelle-France early canadian architecture. UNESCO protects Québec mostly for the idea of it (as the birthplace and heart of French North America, and the only remaining walled city north of Mexico...) than the sole integrity of its built environment.