Petit Champlain
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| Coordinates: 46°48′47″N 71°12′09″W / 46.81306°N 71.20250°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| City | Quebec City |
| Borough | La Cité-Limoilou |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Website | www |
Petit Champlain (French pronunciation: [pəti ʃɑ̃plɛ̃]) is a small commercial zone in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the neighbourhood of Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–colline Parlementaire in the borough of La Cité-Limoilou, near Place Royale and its Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church. Its main street is the Rue du Petit-Champlain at the foot of Cap Diamant. It is claimed that it's the oldest commercial district in North America.[1]
In French it is referred to as a quartier (neighbourhood) although it is not an official one recognised by the City. It is named after Samuel de Champlain, who founded Quebec City in 1608.[2]
Attractions
[edit]Rue du Petit-Champlain
[edit]Rue du Petit-Champlain is around 0.16 miles (0.26 km) long, and runs from its convergence with Rue Sous-le-Fort in the north to Boulevard Champlain in the south.
Rue du Petit-Champlain fresco
[edit]The fresco painted on the side of the building at 102 rue du Petit-Champlain is a trompe-l'œil measuring 100m2 (900 ft2). It represents the history of the district, the bombardments of 1759, the landslides, and the fires which have occurred in the district.[3]
Breakneck Stairs
[edit]The Breakneck Stairs or Breakneck Steps (French: Escalier casse-cou), Quebec City's oldest stairway, were built in 1635. Today they are a popular viewpoint for tourists to view rue du Petit-Champlain.
In popular culture
[edit]A red door on Rue du Petit-Champlain, which serves as an emergency exit for the Théâtre Petit Champlain, was used as a filming location in the 2016 South Korean television series Guardian: The Lonely and Great God. [4][5] In the series, the door represents a portal through which the characters played by Gong Yoo and Kim Go-eun travel between South Korea and Quebec City. Following the programme's broadcast, it became a popular photography destination for fans and one of the city's best-known examples of television-induced tourism.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Simard, Luc (1994). Du Cap au Rivage : promenade dans les rues de Québec [From Cape to Shore: walking the streets of Quebec City] (in French). Quebec City. ISBN 2-920860-77-1. OCLC 214315240.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Petit-Champlain - Quebec City 101". Quebec City 101. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ↑ "About". Quartier Petit Champlain. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ↑ Porter, Isabelle (11 July 2017). "La porte magique de Québec: Les abords du Château Frontenac deviennent des lieux-cultes pour les adeptes d'une série fantastique sud-coréenne". Le Devoir (in French).
- ↑ Montgomery, Angelica (12 July 2017). "How a popular Korean soap opera is drawing Asian tourists to Quebec City". CBC News.
- ↑ St-Pierre, Mathieu; Zinser, Charles; Marcotte, Pascale (2021). "Visiter le « pays de l'érable » : ciné-tourisme sud-coréen dans la ville de Québec". Téoros (in French). 40 (1). doi:10.7202/1083001ar.