Place Royale

Roof and dormer windows; The site where Samuel de Champlain founded the first permanent French settlement in North America in 1608. Place Royale is part of the historic area that earned Old Québec recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1985. In 1682 fire destroyed 55 houses. With reconstruction came new efforts for fire protection. New building standards gave rise to the urban architecture that is typical of Place-Royale: tall stone buildings, separated by fire-resistant walls, with no outside decoration of wood. Place-Royale, then called the "market square", was above all the centre of trade in New France. From 1633, when hundreds of Amerindians came to a major fur fair, until 1759, the square was a hub of activity. All European imports were brought ashore and all exports were loaded on ships at Québec City. Source: Musée de la civilisation museological complex [website]; http://www.mcq.org/en/mcq/index.html (accessed 7/14/2008

Place Royale

View of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires at the west end of the square; The site where Samuel de Champlain founded the first permanent French settlement in North America in 1608. Place Royale is part of the historic area that earned Old Québec recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1985. In 1682 fire destroyed 55 houses. With reconstruction came new efforts for fire protection. New building standards gave rise to the urban architecture that is typical of Place-Royale: tall stone buildings, separated by fire-resistant walls, with no outside decoration of wood. Place-Royale, then called the "market square", was above all the centre of trade in New France. From 1633, when hundreds of Amerindians came to a major fur fair, until 1759, the square was a hub of activity. All European imports were brought ashore and all exports were loaded on ships at Québec City. Source: Musée de la civilisation museological complex [website]; http://www.mcq.org/en/mcq/index.html (accessed 7/14/2008

Place Royale

The east end of the square, depicting houses and shops; The site where Samuel de Champlain founded the first permanent French settlement in North America in 1608. Place Royale is part of the historic area that earned Old Québec recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1985. In 1682 fire destroyed 55 houses. With reconstruction came new efforts for fire protection. New building standards gave rise to the urban architecture that is typical of Place-Royale: tall stone buildings, separated by fire-resistant walls, with no outside decoration of wood. Place-Royale, then called the "market square", was above all the centre of trade in New France. From 1633, when hundreds of Amerindians came to a major fur fair, until 1759, the square was a hub of activity. All European imports were brought ashore and all exports were loaded on ships at Québec City. Source: Musée de la civilisation museological complex [website]; http://www.mcq.org/en/mcq/index.html (accessed 7/14/2008

Place Royale

General wide angle lens view of the square, looking east; The site where Samuel de Champlain founded the first permanent French settlement in North America in 1608. Place Royale is part of the historic area that earned Old Québec recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1985. In 1682 fire destroyed 55 houses. With reconstruction came new efforts for fire protection. New building standards gave rise to the urban architecture that is typical of Place-Royale: tall stone buildings, separated by fire-resistant walls, with no outside decoration of wood. Place-Royale, then called the "market square", was above all the centre of trade in New France. From 1633, when hundreds of Amerindians came to a major fur fair, until 1759, the square was a hub of activity. All European imports were brought ashore and all exports were loaded on ships at Québec City. Source: Musée de la civilisation museological complex [website]; http://www.mcq.org/en/mcq/index.html (accessed 7/14/2008

Place Royale

Bust of Louis XIV in foreground; The site where Samuel de Champlain founded the first permanent French settlement in North America in 1608. Place Royale is part of the historic area that earned Old Québec recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1985. In 1682 fire destroyed 55 houses. With reconstruction came new efforts for fire protection. New building standards gave rise to the urban architecture that is typical of Place-Royale: tall stone buildings, separated by fire-resistant walls, with no outside decoration of wood. Place-Royale, then called the "market square", was above all the centre of trade in New France. From 1633, when hundreds of Amerindians came to a major fur fair, until 1759, the square was a hub of activity. All European imports were brought ashore and all exports were loaded on ships at Québec City. Source: Musée de la civilisation museological complex [website]; http://www.mcq.org/en/mcq/index.html (accessed 7/14/2008

Place Royale

The south end of the square, depicting metal roof and dormers; The site where Samuel de Champlain founded the first permanent French settlement in North America in 1608. Place Royale is part of the historic area that earned Old Québec recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1985. In 1682 fire destroyed 55 houses. With reconstruction came new efforts for fire protection. New building standards gave rise to the urban architecture that is typical of Place-Royale: tall stone buildings, separated by fire-resistant walls, with no outside decoration of wood. Place-Royale, then called the "market square", was above all the centre of trade in New France. From 1633, when hundreds of Amerindians came to a major fur fair, until 1759, the square was a hub of activity. All European imports were brought ashore and all exports were loaded on ships at Québec City. Source: Musée de la civilisation museological complex [website]; http://www.mcq.org/en/mcq/index.html (accessed 7/14/2008

Place Royale

The east end of the square, depicting windows; The site where Samuel de Champlain founded the first permanent French settlement in North America in 1608. Place Royale is part of the historic area that earned Old Québec recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1985. In 1682 fire destroyed 55 houses. With reconstruction came new efforts for fire protection. New building standards gave rise to the urban architecture that is typical of Place-Royale: tall stone buildings, separated by fire-resistant walls, with no outside decoration of wood. Place-Royale, then called the "market square", was above all the centre of trade in New France. From 1633, when hundreds of Amerindians came to a major fur fair, until 1759, the square was a hub of activity. All European imports were brought ashore and all exports were loaded on ships at Québec City. Source: Musée de la civilisation museological complex [website]; http://www.mcq.org/en/mcq/index.html (accessed 7/14/2008

Place Royale

Buildings facing the square; The site where Samuel de Champlain founded the first permanent French settlement in North America in 1608. Place Royale is part of the historic area that earned Old Québec recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1985. In 1682 fire destroyed 55 houses. With reconstruction came new efforts for fire protection. New building standards gave rise to the urban architecture that is typical of Place-Royale: tall stone buildings, separated by fire-resistant walls, with no outside decoration of wood. Place-Royale, then called the "market square", was above all the centre of trade in New France. From 1633, when hundreds of Amerindians came to a major fur fair, until 1759, the square was a hub of activity. All European imports were brought ashore and all exports were loaded on ships at Québec City. Source: Musée de la civilisation museological complex [website]; http://www.mcq.org/en/mcq/index.html (accessed 7/14/2008

Place Royale

View looking south towards the St Lawrence River, with a bust of Louis XIV in foreground; The site where Samuel de Champlain founded the first permanent French settlement in North America in 1608. Place Royale is part of the historic area that earned Old Québec recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1985. In 1682 fire destroyed 55 houses. With reconstruction came new efforts for fire protection. New building standards gave rise to the urban architecture that is typical of Place-Royale: tall stone buildings, separated by fire-resistant walls, with no outside decoration of wood. Place-Royale, then called the "market square", was above all the centre of trade in New France. From 1633, when hundreds of Amerindians came to a major fur fair, until 1759, the square was a hub of activity. All European imports were brought ashore and all exports were loaded on ships at Québec City. Source: Musée de la civilisation museological complex [website]; http://www.mcq.org/en/mcq/index.html (accessed 7/14/2008