2834 CANADA (Quebec) - Architecture of Montreal

Historically the commercial capital of Canada, Montreal was surpassed in population and economic strength by Toronto only in the 1970s, and this is reflected in buildings inherited, that today provides an invaluable insight into the city's history, especially in the downtown area and the Old Port area. Therefore Montreal is an old, but a very modern city, and the modern buildings are situated right next to some of the oldest and most fascinating structures.

2642 CANADA (Quebec) - The Cardinals Palace in Quebec City in 1930's

In 1843, Joseph Signay (1778-1850), the third archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec, acquired two properties in order to build a new episcopal palace. The plans are prepared by the architect Thomas Baillairgé (1791-1859). Built in 1844 and 1845, the building in stone has three floors and a roof topped ridges with a lantern overlooking a classical pediment spirit. A columned portico underlines the entrance.

2618 CANADA (Quebec) - Victorian homes on Saint Louis Square in Montreal

Located in Plateau Mont Royal, one of the 19 boroughs of Montreal, at northeast of downtown, characterized by brightly coloured houses, cafés, book shops, and a laissez-faire attitude, Saint-Louis Square was considered by The Project for Public Spaces "the closest thing to a European neighborhood square you'll find this side of the Atlantic." Created in 1876 on the site of the city's former reservoir, was named for two businessmen, brothers Emmanuel and Jean-Baptiste Saint-Louis.

2610 CANADA (Quebec) - Mont-Tremblant

Located in the Laurentian mountains, approximately 130km northwest of Montreal and 140km northeast of Ottawa, Mont-Tremblant is most famous for its ski resort, the Mont-Tremblant Ski Resort, which is 5km from the village proper, at the foot of a mountain called Mont Tremblant (derived from local Algonquins who referred to it as the "trembling mountain"). It is surrounded by lush boreal forest and breathtaking views, standing at 875m altitude.

1736, 2572 CANADA (Québec) - Historic District of Old Québec (UNESCO WHS)

1736 Historic District of Old Québec - Château Frontenac in nowadays

Posted on 12.07.2015, 23.05.2016
Founded in 1608 by the French explorer Samuel de Champlain, Quebec City is one of the oldest cities in North America, being also the only North American city to have preserved its ramparts, together with the numerous bastions, gates and defensive works which still surround Old Quebec. The Upper Town, built on the cliff, has remained the religious and administrative centre, with its churches, convents and other monuments like the Dauphine Redoubt, La Citadelle and Château Frontenac. Together with the Lower Town, developed around the Place Royale and the harbour, it forms an urban ensemble, the Historic District of Old Québec, which is one of the best examples of a fortified colonial city.

2573 Historic District of Old Québec - Château Frontenac in 1930's

The narrowing of the Saint Lawrence River proximate to the city's promontory, Cap-aux-Diamants (Cape Diamond), and Lévis, on the opposite bank, provided the name given to the city, Kébec, an Algonquin word meaning "where the river narrows". It was the capital of New France and, after 1760, of the new British colony. The construction of a citadel at the far south-east end of Cap-aux-Diamants by the engineer Elias Durnford from 1819 to 1831 and the expansion of the system of fortifications were in keeping with the original spatial organization of the city and gave Québec its current topographical features.

2535 CANADA (Quebec) - The flag of the province

Quebec, the second-most populous province in Canada (after Ontario), is the only Canadian province that has a predominantly French-speaking population, and the only one to have French as its sole provincial official language. The flag of Quebec, called the Fleurdelisé, was the first provincial flag officially adopted in Canada, first shown on January 21, 1948, at the Parliament Building of the National Assembly in Quebec City. Quebec's Flag Day commemorates its adoption each year, though for some time it was celebrated in May.

2501 CANADA (Quebec) - Montreal International Jazz Festival

The Montreal International Jazz Festival takes place at 10 free outdoor stages and 10 indoor concert halls, and holds the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world's largest jazz festival. Every year, at the end of June and beginning of July, it features roughly 3,000 artists from 30-odd countries, more than 650 concerts (including 450 free outdoor performances), and welcomes close to 2.5 million visitors as well as 400 accredited journalists.

2494 CANADA (Quebec) - Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal

Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal is a  Roman Catholic minor basilica on Westmount Summit, and the largest church in Canada. In 1904, Saint André Bessette, member of the Congregation of Holy Cross, began the construction of St. Joseph, a small chapel on the slopes of Mont Royal near Notre Dame College. In 1917 a larger church was completed. In 1924, the construction of the basilica of Saint Joseph's Oratory was commenced; it was finally completed in 1967. Father Paul Bellot, an architect, completed the dome, the third-largest of its kind in the world, between 1937 and 1939.

2167 CANADA (Quebec) - Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal

Located next to the Saint-Sulpice Seminary and faces the Place d'Armes square, the Roman Catholic Notre-Dame Basilica was built between 1824 and 1829 after a plan of the Irish-American Anglican architect James O'Donnell, and on its completion was the largest in North America. The first tower was finished in 1841, and the second in 1843. Victor Bourgeau worked on interior from 1872 to 1879. Chapelle du Sacré-Cœur (Chapel of the Sacred Heart) was completed in 1888 built behind it, along with some offices and a sacristy.

1999 CANADA (Quebec) - The Olympic Stadium in Montreal

Built in the mid-1970s as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics, the Olympic Stadium in Montreal is nicknamed "The Big O", a reference to both its name and to the doughnut-shape of the permanent component of the stadium's roof. It is also called "The Big Owe" to reference the astronomical cost of the stadium and the 1976 Olympics as a whole. After the Olympics, artificial turf was installed and it became the home of Montreal's professional baseball and football teams.

1915 CANADA (Quebec) - Montmorency Falls in winter

Located on the boundary between the borough of  Beauport, Quebec City, and Boischatel, about 12 km from the heart of old Quebec City, the Montmorency Falls is a large waterfall, named so in 1613 in honour of Henri II, duc de Montmorency, who served as viceroy of New France from 1620 until 1625. The falls, at 84m high and 46m wide, are the highest in the province of Quebec and 30m higher than Niagara Falls.