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The following is a list of historic buildings in Quebec City , Quebec. The city's earliest structures originated from First Nations settlements, although the city's oldest standing structures originate from the French colony established in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain.
The following is a list of historic buildings still standing in Quebec City.
| Building | Year of completion | Builder | Source | Location | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auberge Place d'Armes | 1640 | Martin Boutet |  | |||
| Casemated Flank | 1745 | Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry |  | |||
| Chapelle des Ursulines | 1642 | Marie de l'Incarnation, Marie-Madeline de Chauvigny de la Peltrie |  | |||
| Château du Domaine de Maizerets | 1705 | François Trefflé, Thomas Doyon de Simon Denys de la Trinité |  | |||
| Château Frontenac | 1898 | Bruce Price |  | |||
| Chateau de la Terrase Hotel |  | |||||
| Citadelle of Quebec | 1820 and 1831 | Royal Engineer and Lieutenant Colonel Elias Walker Durnford |  | |||
| Esplanade Powder Magazine | 1815 | Royal Engineer |  | |||
| Fortifications of Quebec City | 17th Century ; rebuilt 19th Century | Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry (military engineer) |  | |||
| Gare du Palais | 1915 | Harry Edward Prindle |  | |||
| Jesuit Chapel | 1820 | François Baillairgé |  | |||
| John Darlington building | 1775 |  | ||||
| Maison Chevalier | 1752 | mason Pierre Renaud |  | |||
| Maison Jacquet | 1675; rebuilt 1690 [1] |  | ||||
| Maison Routhier | 1755 | Pierre Belleau | Sainte-Foy |  | ||
| Manège militaire de Québec | 1885 | Eugène-Étienne Taché |  | |||
| Musée de l'Amérique française - formerly Québec Seminary | 1663 | Claude Baillif |  | |||
| Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral | 1647, 1744–1749, 1766, interior 1786–1822; exterior 1843 | Claude Baillif, Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry (military engineer), Jean Baillairgé, François Baillairgé and Thomas Baillairgé |  | |||
| Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church | 1687–1723 | Jean Maillou |  | |||
| Parliament Building | 1877-1873 | Eugène-Étienne Taché |  | |||
| Porte Saint-Louis | 1694 - rebuilt | Josué Dubois Berthelot de Beaucours |  | |||
| Porte Kent | 1879 | Royal Engineer |  | |||
| Porte Saint Jean | 1694 rebuilt | Josué Dubois Berthelot de Beaucours |  | |||
| St. Andrew's Church | 1810 |  | ||||
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church | 1885 | Joseph-Ferdinand Peachy |  | |||
| Saint-Dominique Church | 1930 | Joseph-Albert LaRue |  | |||
The following is a list of ruins of historic buildings in Quebec City.
| Building | Year of completion | Builder | Source | Location | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chateau Saint-Louis | 1648, 1694, 1719, 1723 | Charles Huault de Montmagny, Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry |  |
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