An Essay About Quebec City History

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Quebec City in Canada is a city rich in both culture and history. The city itself is split into two parts, the old city and the new city. The old city is bordered in by an a fort that was once used for war and the new city surrounds the old. There’s beauty in the contrast of the two. New Quebec is all bright lights and businessmen while Old Quebec is brick roads and local shops. Quebec offers museums to explore, chocolate shops to be discovered, and bookstores to lose yourself in. Every morning inspires a new adventure in Quebec City.

The history of Quebec lies in Old Quebec. Surrounded by Citadelle de Quebec, Old Quebec was used as a base during the American Revolutionary War. This isn’t the extent of Quebec’s history, however. This city is deeply involved in Canada’s long history with the United Kingdom. People visiting
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One that stands out is the Château Frontenac. This hotel stands out among the rest of the Old city and has had many famous visitors over the years. In 1980 it became a Canadian national landmark, the building itself standing 177 feet at it’s tallest peak. The building can be seen over the rest of the city and is perhaps the most well known spot in Quebec. It’s style type resembles the rest of the city itself: European and quaint.

(the Château Frontenac)

The city of Quebec is a city reflective of it’s European roots. People of Quebec are friendly and welcoming. These are people who run their own businesses and the quality shows in the work they do. From the food to the local art, everything in Quebec sings of an individual style thats been crafted over the many years of the city. Museums and galleries offer a look into Quebec’s unique construct. Cathedrals and historical landmarks create a wondrous feeling of a time past. Indeed, Quebec is an incredibly different city with that a European city has to offer combined with it’s own Canadian

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