Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame-De-Québec

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  • Address
    20 rue de Buade, Latin Quarter
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  • Phone
    694 0665
  • Transport
    bus: 3, 7, 11
  • Mon-Fri 08:00 - 16:00 , Sat & Sun 08:00 - 18:00

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Lonely Planet review

The interior is appropriately grandiose, though most of the basilica's treasures didn't survive the 1922 fire that left behind only the walls and foundations. Everyone from governors of New France to archbishops and cardinals are buried in the crypt below.

This basilica got its start as a small church in 1647. In the ensuing years, it suffered everything from fires to battle damage, especially during fighting between British and French armies in 1759. But no matter what, the church was rebuilt and repaired. Each replacement was bigger than the last until it reached the size you see today - a structure completed in 1925.