Quebec City Wall Mural

In 1759 the english took command of quebec city from the french following the battle of the plains of abraham.
Quebec city wall mural. We have a wide variety of unique designs pictures and photos or we can also work from your files. Nara j has uploaded 1363 photos to flickr. La fresque des quebecois is a famous wall mural on the exterior of a building near place royale in old quebec city that brings out thousands of tourists every year. Wall mural see 1 877 traveler reviews 800 candid photos and great deals for quebec city canada at tripadvisor.
Twelve artists joined forces some from canada and some from france to create this masterpiece in quebec city. The 420 square meters mural pays homage to the history of quebec city by depicting a number of its key figures such as samuel de champlain the french explorer and founder of quebec marie guyart de l incarnation lord dufferin and félix leclerc. At the heart of the quebec city wall lies the citadel the largest british fortress in north america. Place royale is a place of quebec historic district of old quebec which is considered the oldest french settlement in north america the mural is made of strips of 18 45cm wide.
This royal square is a small but a very picturesque plaza. Wall mural of the place royale. Be unique get a wall at your image. Quebec city s murals are part of a rapidly growing contemporary fresco mural movement.
The bust of louis xiv. This mural recounts the story of québec city weaving in visual allusions to its unique architecture and fortifications and its larger than life personalities. The use of murals as an urban art form can be traced back to the post revolutionary muralist movement in 1920s mexico note 1 whose goal was to use murals as a way of denouncing the current social political technological and artistic trends in the city. They worked to fortify the existing walls.
The citadel is a star shaped fort on quebec city s highest point cape diamond. Visitors to old québec s place royale can t miss the immense fresque des québécois on côte de la montagne.