Petit Champlain

Petit Champlain
Interactive map of Petit Champlain
Coordinates: 46°48′47″N 71°12′09″W / 46.81306°N 71.20250°W / 46.81306; -71.20250
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
CityQuebec City
BoroughLa Cité-Limoilou
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Websitewww.quartierpetitchamplain.com

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.

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.

Attractions

Rue du Petit-Champlain

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

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.

Breakneck Stairs

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.

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. 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.

References

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ "Petit-Champlain - Quebec City 101". Quebec City 101. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  3. ↑ "About". Quartier Petit Champlain. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  4. ↑ 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).
  5. ↑ Montgomery, Angelica (12 July 2017). "How a popular Korean soap opera is drawing Asian tourists to Quebec City". CBC News.
  6. ↑ 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.