Place Royale, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

            Nicknamed "the cradle of French civilization in America", Place Royale extends to the site where Samuel de Champlain launched the construction of a fortified post in 1608, the first habitation of Quebec thus creating the oldest French settlement. permanent in America. The buildings that were erected at the time, such as the Roy's stores, were used in particular for the fur trade with the Amerindians, who occasionally occupied the premises to fish and trade their products.

The post of Quebec developed rapidly during the 17th century and formed what is now called the lower town of Quebec. After the fire of 1682, the buildings were rebuilt with stone fire walls which gave character to the space, which still bears the name of Market Place (Place du Marché). A bust of the Sun King, Louis XIV, was erected there in 1686 by Intendant Champigny. The square then takes its name of Place Royale.

The square was then an important trading center in New France. It is from its buildings that products leave for Europe, and it is in its streets that products imported from the old continent are unloaded.

Taken on: August 27, 2016

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7M2, f/8.0, 1/200 sec, 35mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7M2
Lens:	E 35mm F2
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	35mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.14 (Windows)
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