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Images and Credits

Observatoire de la Capitale

A Unique Experience from the Heights of Québec City

  1. Marie-Guyart Building. Anne-Josée Lacombe.
  2. Interior walls of the Marie-Guyart building. Saël Gagné-Ouellet.
  3. Concrete planter inside the Marie-Guyart building. Saël Gagné-Ouellet.
  4. The Complexe G cafeteria in 1978. Décormag, février 1978, p. 66, BAnQ numérique.
  5. The salons of the Complexe G basilaire in 1978. Décormag, février 1978, p. 66, BAnQ numérique.

Before it was the Hill: the Saint-Louis District

  1. Saint-Patrick Street. Archives de la ville de Québec, Collection André Hamel.
  2. Map showing the Saint-Louis District fire in 1876. BAnQ numérique, L’Opinion publique, vol. 7, no 24 (15 juin 1876), p. 282.
  3. Grande Allée between 1907 and 1923. Archives de la Ville de Québec.
  4. Aerial photograph of the Saint-Louis District, circa 1925. BAnQ numérique, initial collection, P600,S4,SS3,P565/122.
  5. Complexe G under construction. BAnQ numérique, E10,S44,SS1,D71-181.
  6. House on De Lorne Street. Répertoire du patrimoine bâti, Ville de Québec. 

Explore Parliament Hill!

  1. The Promenade des Premiers-Ministres. © CCNQ, Annabelle Nadeau-Gagné.
  2. The Parliament Building. Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons.
  3. The Tourny Fountain. Paul Bica from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

West – Panoramic Immersion

An Urban Saga

  1. Panoramic photo of Quebec City, seen from the west façade of Observatoire de la Capitale. © CCNQ, Idra Labrie.
  2. The former Jeffery Hale Hospital. Archives de la Ville de Québec.
  3. George Heriot, The Plains of Abraham, Québec City, watercolour and ink on cardboard circa 1795, from Wikimedia Commons.
  4. Cataraqui Domain. © CCNQ, Imagenomade.com
  5. J. E. Livernois, Tramway sur l’avenue des Érables, Québec, QC [Streetcar on Érables Avenue, Québec City, QC], 1898, gelatin silver, 12 x 17 cm 1898, from Wikimedia Commons.
  6. Cartier Theatre. From the book "Le quartier Montcalm en images" by Claude Corriveau and Frida Franco, public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.
  7. Street section, Montcalm district. Archives de la Ville de Québec, iconographic collection of the Ville de Québec, Michel Morin fonds.
  8. Aerial view of Quebec City. Archives de la Ville de Québec, W.B. Edwards Inc. fonds
  9. Top of the Jeanne-Lapointe and Félix-Antoine-Savard pavilions, looking north. Yves Tessier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Kalos.
  10. Québec Bridge. GBoivinT, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  11. Pierre-Laporte Bridge. Daniel Lévesque of Québec City, Canada, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  12. Saint-Michel-de-Sillery Church. Guerinf, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Sillery: a window to the past

  1. Maison des Jésuites de Sillery. GBoivinT, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  2. The former stable of the Westfield Villa. Anne-Josée Lacombe.
  3. Working-class house, chemin du Foulon. Répertoire du patrimoine bâti, Ville de Québec.
  4. Domaine Cataraqui. © CCNQ, Imagenomade.com.

Two bridges: two stories marked by tragedy

  1. The collapse of the Quebec Bridge. Neurdein Brothers, Quebec Bridge after the disaster, Quebec City, QC, 1907 [Le pont de Québec après le désastre, Québec, 1907], McCord Stewart Museum.
  2. Raising the central span of the Quebec Bridge, 1916. Société historique de Québec, photograph on cardboard, gift of Charles-Eugène Béland, Jacques Boutet Collection, public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.
  3. L'inauguration du pont de Québec. Image from the book The Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence River near the City of Quebec on the Line of The Canadian National Railways, p. 32, public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.
  4. Le Soleil, Saturday, October 1, 1966, p. 1. BAnQ numérique.

A modern campus for America’s oldest French-language university

  1. The Séminaire de Québec. Susandrolet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  2. Architects Fiset and Royer. BAnQ numérique, E6,S7,SS1,D2591,P315-50-4D.
  3. Université Laval campus development plan 1952. Archives de l’Université Laval.
  4. Paul-Comtois Pavilion, Université Laval. Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  5. Adrien-Pouliot Pavilion, Université Laval. Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

West – Unusual Perspectives

A Perfect Blend of Nature and Culture

  1. Panoramic photo of Quebec City, seen from the west façade of Observatoire de la Capitale. © CCNQ, Idra Labrie.
  2. Segment of the mural Mort, Espace, Liberté [death, space, freedom] by Jordi Bonet. Grand Théâtre de Québec, Louise Leblanc.
  3. Le Grand Théâtre. Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  4. Portion of the "Lumières sur l'art" circuit on Cartier Avenue. CCNQ, © Lise Breton.
  5. Pierre Lassonde Pavilion of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Gilbert Bochenek, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  6. Charles-Baillairgé Pavilion of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Gilbertus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  7. Detail of the Charles-Baillairgé pavilion at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  8. Maguire Avenue. Ville de Québec.
  9. Bois-de-Coulonge Park. © CCNQ.
  10. Promenade Samuel-De Champlain. © CCNQ, Alexandre Zacharie. 
  11. Station de la Plage. © CCNQ, Jean-Sébastien Chartier-Plante. 

Pedal your way to adventure with àVélo!

  1. Cyclists using the àVélo service. RTC.

Sainte-Foy: out of sight but in the midst of the action!

  1. Monique-Corriveau library. Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  2. Le Marché public de Sainte-Foy. Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  3. Centre de glaces Intact Assurance. Lemay, Quebec architecture firm, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Walk further along the river

  1. A lookout on the Grèves trail. © CCNQ, Andréanne Bernard.
  2. The Plage-Jacques-Cartier Park. Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  3. The trestle railway in Cap-Rouge. Judicieux, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  4. The observation deck at the Cartier-Roberval archaeological site. © CCNQ, Jean-Philippe Labrie.

Two architectural curiosities to see in the area

  1. Caisse populaire Desjardins Notre-Dame-du-Chemin. Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  2. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. Gunnar Klack, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  3. The Periscope Theater. Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  4. The former Beth Israël Ohev Sholom synagogue. Archives de la Ville de Québec, N020663.
  5. Old side window of the synagogue. Anne-Josée Lacombe. 

North – Panoramic Immersion

An Industrial Past That’s Still Here Today

  1. Panoramic photo of Quebec City, seen from the north façade of Observatoire de la Capitale. © CCNQ, Idra Labrie.
  2. Map showing the Laurentians. Eric Gaba + YanikB, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  3. Philip John Bainbridge, Quebec from St. Charles River, c. 1837-1838, watercolour over graphite with gum arabic on wove paper, 41.3 x 50.6 cm, from Wikimedia Commons.
  4. Stadacona Mill. Archives de la Ville de Québec, Thaddée Lebel Fonds.
  5. The former Dominion Corset building. Archives de la Ville de Québec, Dominion Corset Company Ltd. Fonds.
  6. Old meander of the Saint-Charles River. Archives de la Ville de Québec.
  7. JJohn Murray, View of Quebec, Canada, from the River St. Charles, shewing [sic] the conflagration of June 28th, 1845, 1845. Chromolithography. McCord Stewart Museum, M778. Gift of David Ross McCord.
  8. St. Joseph Street, Quebec. Montreal and Toronto: The Valentine & Sons’ Publishing Co. Ltd.,(sans date), BAnQ numérique.

Stadacona: a vanished Iroquoian village

  1. Reconstruction of an Iroquoian village at the Droulers-Tsiinhiakwatha archaeological site. Hans-Jürgen Hübner, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  2. Walter Baker, Arrival of Jacques Cartier at Stadacona,1535, 1890-1912, public domain, Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1989-606-20.
  3. Artistic representation of the Grande Hermine at Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site. Mcturcotte, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

The Laurentians: an ancient mountain range

  1. Mount Raoul-Blanchard. Anthoni Barbe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Saint-Charles River: a witness to history

  1. Sawyers in a shipyard. Museum of Civilization.
  2. The Paquet company. Quebec City Archives.
  3. Lavigueur Bridge. Quebec City archives.
  4. The Saint-Charles River and its new concrete banks. Quebec City archives.
  5. Aerial view of the old meander. Fonds W.B. Edwards, Archives de la Ville de Québec, public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.
  6. Saint-Charles River linear park. Quebec City.
  7. Place de la Nation-Huronne-Wendat, Wendake. Pierre-Olivier Fortin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  8. Kabir-Kouba waterfall. Rozmador, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

The Saint-Roch Mall: competition with the suburbs

  1. West entrance to St-Roch Mall. Archives de la Ville de Québec.
  2. Interior view of Saint-Roch Mall. Archives de la Ville de Québec.
  3. Demolition of the Centre-Ville Mall. Québec Urbain, Jean Cazes.

North – Unusual Perspectives

Adventures in Neighbourhood Life

  1. Panoramic photo of Quebec City, seen from the north façade of Observatoire de la Capitale. © CCNQ, Idra Labrie.
  2. Topographic map of Quebec City. topographic-map.com (modified image)
  3. Faubourg elevator and staircase. Ville de Québec
  4. Videotron Centre. Dave Paige, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  5. The Grand Marché de Québec. Ville de Québec.
  6. Place Jean-Béliveau. Ville de Québec.
  7. Inside the dome at Stade Canac. Canonniers de Québec.
  8. Festivities in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste district. Ville de Québec.
  9. St. Matthew’s Graveyard. Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  10. Gabrielle-Roy Library. Ville de Québec.
  11. Emmanuel Jarus, mural presented as part of PASSAGES INSOLITES 2023, photo by Stéphane Bourgeois © EXMURO art public.
  12. Houses in Limoilou. Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Limoilou—a tightly knit neighbourhood

  1. Alley in Limoilou. Quebec City.
  2. Limoilou street. Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  3. Gros Loup, by sculptor Guillaume Tardif. Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  4. Railing decorated with scraps of skate blades. Geyzou, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  5. L'École de cirque de Québec. Mcturcotte, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  6. Interior of the École de cirque de Québec. École de cirque de Québec.

Nature at your fingertips!

  • Jacques-Cartier National Park. Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  • Réserve faunique des Laurentides. SEPAQ.
  • Ski center. Gabriel Picard, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  • A room at the Hôtel de Glace. Matias Garabedian from Montreal, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Domaine Maizerets: a green oasis

  1. The Maizerets house. Mcturcotte, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  2. The cedar maze at the Domaine Maizerets. CCNQ, Patricia Brochu.

East – Panoramic Immersion

Travelling Through History

  1. Panoramic photo of Quebec City, seen from the east façade of Observatoire de la Capitale. © CCNQ, Idra Labrie.
  2. Château Frontenac. Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  3. Château Frontenac and Dufferin Terrace, circa 1900. BAnQ numérique, J.E. Livernois Ltée Fonds.
  4. A view of Québec City from the river, circa 1700. Anonymous print. AdBo, CC BY-SA 1.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  5. Castle of St.Lewis, Quebec. Print by Robert Auchmuty Sproule (1799–1845) after an original by W. S. Sewell, public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.
  6. The Parliament Building. Dannykronstrom, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  7. Jean-Antoine-Panet and André-Laurendeau Buildings. Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec.
  8. Jean-Talon Building. Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  9. Price Building. Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  10. Dalhousie Gate. Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons.

Île d’Orléans: the birthplace of French America

  1. The western tip of Île d'Orléans. giggel, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  2. The Mauvide-Genest manor house. Thomas1313, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Educating, providing care and saving lives and souls: Quebec’s major religious institutions

  1. Notre-Dame-de-Québec Cathedral Basilica. Sylvainbrousseau, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  2. View of Quebec City in 1761. Richard Short, P. Canot, public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.
  3. Holy Door of the Notre-Dame-de-Québec Cathedral Basilica. Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  4. Interior courtyard of the Monastère des Augustines. The Monastère des Augustines.
  5. École des Ursulines. Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  6. Séminaire de Québec. Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  7. Holy Trinity Cathedral. Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Radiator or bunker? Jean-Talon Building

  1. The H complex. Archives de la Ville de Québec.
  2. View of Grande Allée. Archives de la Ville de Québec.

East – Unusual Perspectives

Off the Beaten Track

  1. Panoramic photo of Quebec City, seen from the east façade of Observatoire de la Capitale. © CCNQ, Idra Labrie.
  2. Afternoon tea at the Château Frontenac. Le Soleil.
  3. Interior of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  4. Morrin Centre. Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  5. Little house at 6, rue Donnacona. Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  6. Le Diamant Theatre and the Théâtre Capitole. Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons. Cropped photo.
  7. Palais Montcalm and skating rink, Place D'Youville. Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  8. Village Nordik. Journal de Québec. Port de Québec.
  9. Swimming facilities at the Louise basin. Port de Québec.
  10. Aurora Borealis. © CCNQ.
  11. View of Quebec City from Lévis. Datch78, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Beyond the Château Frontenac—the Dufferin Terrace

  1. Archaeological remains of Samuel de Champlain's habitation. Thomas1313, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  2. Dufferin Terrace slides. Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  3. The funicular from Petit-Champlain. David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Petit-Champlain—a journey through time

  1. Place Royale. Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  2. The Fresque des Québécois. Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0 from Wikimedia Commons.
  3. The red door from Goblin: The Lonely and Great God series. Anne-Josée Lacombe.

Learn about the province at the Musée de la Civilisation de Québec

  1. The Musée de la civilisation. Mathieu Dupuis, Creative Commons license.

Montmorency Falls Park—nature and adventure

  1. Montmorency Falls. Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  2. Via ferrata in the Chute-Montmorency park. SEPAQ, Steve Deschênes.

South – Panoramic Immersion

Military Relics and Natural Splendour

  1. Panoramic photo of Quebec City, seen from the south façade of Observatoire de la Capitale. © CCNQ, Idra Labrie.
  2. Unknown engraver, after Hervey Smyth, A View of the Taking of Quebec, September 13, 1759, steel engraving with watercolor highlights, 1797. Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.
  3. The Armoury between 1905 and1910. BAnQ numérique.
  4. Fire at the Armoury in 2008. Le Soleil photo library, Yan Doublet.
  5. Contemporary extension to the Armoury. Ville de Québec.
  6. Ship on the St. Lawrence River. Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  7. Jean Deshayes, Carte de la Grande Rivière de Canada appellée par les Européens de St. Laurens [Map of the Great River of Canada called by Europeans St. Laurens], circa 1700. BAnQ numérique.
  8. White Mountains, Appalachians. Anthoni Barbe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

The Martello Towers—sentinels of Québec City’s defense

  1. Martello Tower 2. Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  2. Demolition of Martello Tower 3. Fred C. Würtele, public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.
  3. Martello Tower 1 with its dome. BAnQ numérique.

A water tank beneath the Plains

  1. Interior of the Plains of Abraham water tank. Mon Quartier, Céline Fabriès.

The collapse of Cape Diamant

  1. Landslide in the Cap-Blanc neighborhood. BAnQ numérique.
  2. Rescue operation after the landslide. BAnQ numérique.

South – Unusual Perspectives

Festivities All Year Round!

  1. Panoramic photo of Quebec City, seen from the south façade of Observatoire de la Capitale. © CCNQ, Idra Labrie.
  2. FEQ Bell Stage site. BLEUFEU, Marc-Antoine Hallé.
  3. Bonhomme Carnaval during the parade. Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  4. Bonhomme Carnaval's Palace. Stagiairec, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  5. Joan of Arc Garden. Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  6. The permanent exhibition Battles / 1759–1760 at the Plains of Abraham Museum. The National Battlefields Commission.
  7. Cap-Blanc staircase and ancient Scandinavian Sjomannskirken church. Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  8. Jean-Gaulin refinery. Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

The iconic silhouette of the Concorde

  1. Hotel Le Concorde Québec. Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  2. Le Concorde's revolving restaurant. Judicieux, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Lévis, a city to explore

  1. Chutes-de-la-Chaudière park. Judith Bourque, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
  2. Paquet Quay Fountain. Tourisme Chaudière-Appalaches Facebook page.
  3. Paquet Quay ice path. Tourisme Chaudière-Appalaches Facebook page.
  4. Hot-air balloons at the Festivent de Lévis. Festivent de Lévis Facebook page.
  5. Casemates of Fort No.1.
  6. Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

The Observatoire de la Capitale audioguide is produced by the Commission de la Capitale nationale du Québec.


Narration: Stéfanelle Auger and Israël Gamache

Concept, research, writing, data integration: Anne-Josée Lacombe

Revision and translation: Confluence Communication

Sound design: DOKI DOKI Music and sound creation

Graphic design: Mathieu Plante