Notre Dame des Victories at Place Royale in Quebec
by Juergen Roth
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Notre Dame des Victories at Place Royale in Quebec
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Juergen Roth
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Photograph - Photography
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Twilight city photography of the Notre Dame des Victories in Quebec City. The church is located at Place Royale. Photograph was taken in mid July 2013 on a beautiful night after sunset showing the Place Royale, the Notre Dame des Victories and surrounding historic buildings of Old Quebec or Vieux Quebec in French.
From Wikipedia: Notre Dame des Victoires is a small Roman Catholic stone church in the Lower Town of Quebec City. Construction was started in 1687 on site of Champlain's habitation and was completed in 1723. Originally dedicated to l'Enfant J�sus, it received the name Notre Dame de la Victoire following the Battle of Quebec of 1690, in which an English expedition commanded by William Phips was forced to retreat. In 1711, its name was changed again, to Notre Dame des Victoires, after bad weather had sunk a British fleet commanded by Hovenden Walker. The church was largely destroyed by the British bombardment that preceded the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in September 1759. A complete restoration of the church was finished in 1816. Fran�ois Baillairg�, architect, remodeled the facade of the church in 1916 to 1917. The church, which was listed as a historic monument in 1929, remains a popular tourist attraction within the city, as well as a place of worship. It has undergone extensive restoration in recent decades, to restore its colonial French character. It was designated a National Historic Sites of Canada in 1988 and plaqued in 1992.
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July 15th, 2013
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