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Date

1-1-1985

Description

Québec City from above with the St. Lawrence River in the background and the Parliament Building located to the right. The Parliament Building is an eight-floor building in Québec City and home to the Parliament of Québec. Architect Eugène-Ètienne Tachè designed the building and it was built from 1877 to 1886. Also located in the Parliament Hill area are a few shopping streets, residential areas, and public green spaces. In 1985, the complex of parliamentary buildings was declared a National Historic Site of Quebec.

Notes

Bibliography: Marsh, James. "St. Lawrence River." The Canadian Encyclopedia, 04 Mar. 2015, www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/st-lawrence-river/. Accessed 18 Apr. 2016. "Explore Quebec City: Fontaine de Tourny." Québec City Tourism, 2016, www.quebecregion.com/en/quebec-city-and-area/fountains/tourny/. Accessed 18 Apr. 2016.

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This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.

Creator 1 Role

Photographer

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Architect

Recommended Citation

Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.

Keywords

downtown, cityscape, aerial, Quebec, Quebec City

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