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Old Quebec

Cultural World Heritage property in Canada, inscribed in 1985 under criteria (iv), (vi).

Old Quebec, Canada
Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AnticostiCahokiaGrand-PréGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkGros Morne National ParkHopewell Ceremonial EarthworksIndependence HallJoggins Fossil CliffsL'Anse aux MeadowsLiberty IslandMammoth Cave National ParkMiguasha National ParkMistaken Point Ecological ReserveMonticello and the University of Virginia in CharlottesvilleOld QuebecOld Town LunenburgRed Bay National Historic SiteRideau Canal World Heritage SiteThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright46.809° N, 71.211° W
State Party
Canada
Year of inscription
1985
Criteria
ivvi
Area of property
135 ha
Location
La Cité-Limoilou
What it is
old town
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 300 · Wikidata Q2114279

Why it is on the List

(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Miguasha National Park, Canada392 kmMiguasha National ParkCanada · 1999NaturalRideau Canal World Heritage Site, Canada406 kmRideau Canal World Heritage SiteCanada · 2007CulturalJoggins Fossil Cliffs, Canada535 kmJoggins Fossil CliffsCanada · 2008NaturalGrand-Pré, Canada566 kmGrand-PréCanada · 2012CulturalOld Town Lunenburg, Canada601 kmOld Town LunenburgCanada · 1995CulturalAnticosti, Canada664 kmAnticostiCanada · 2023Natural
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