Place d'Armes is an

urban park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a city park, municipal park (North America), public park, public open space, or municipal gardens (United Kingdom, UK), is a park or botanical garden in cities, densely populated suburbia and oth ...

Quebec City Quebec City is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (including surrounding communities) had a populati ...

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, 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 park's name means a ''place of arms'', which is the gathering place of a small troop and a central space hosting the important ceremonies of military life. 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.Ville de Québec
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Château Frontenac The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, commonly referred to as the Château Frontenac (), is a historic hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The hotel is situated in Old Quebec, within the historic district's Upper Town, on the southern side of Pl ...

overlooks the square from the south, and the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity from the west.

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Parks in Quebec City Urban public parks 1648 establishments in the British Empire {{QuebecCity-stub