Place d'Armes (Quebec City)
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Place d'Armes is an urban park in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is bounded by Rue Saint-Anne to the north, Fort Street to the east, Rue Saint-Louis to the south and Rue du Trésor to the west. The pa
The square in 2019, looking northwest
Charles de Montmagny
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Charles Jacques Huault de Montmagny was governor of New France from 1636 to 1648. He was the first person to bear the title of Governor of New France and succeeded Samuel de Champlain, who governed th
Place d'Armes (Quebec City)
…The park has a monument, part of a fountain (erected in 1915), in its centre. The park was created between 1640 and 1648 by Governor Charles Jacques Huault de Montmagny. It became a public park in 1865. The Château Frontenac overlooks the square from the south, and the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity from the west…
Charles Huault Montmagny