The Battlefields Park / Plains of Abraham Since February 28th, 1997 Français
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The Battlefields Park, created in 1908 to mark the 300th anniversary of Québec's foundation, The park covers a surface area of 108 hectares and has close to 6,000 trees and shrubs belonging to over 80 species. The Battlefields Park, which groups together the Plains of Abraham and the Des Braves Park.



Joan of Arc Garden was created in 1938 by landscape architect Louis Perron. Rectangular in shape and built slightly below ground level, it combines the French classical style with the British-style beds. Over 150 species of annuals, bulbs and, especially, perennials. From April to October.

In 1908, the National Battlefields Commission (NBC) was given the mandate to celebrate Québec’s Tricentennial and highlight the feats of the two famous battles (in 1759 and 1760). Besides these eminent historical facts, the Plains was the scene of many more historical events.

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Batailles 1759-1760
On June 24, a day when residents usually lit celebratory bonfires, some thirty thousand men set up camp near Quebec. Twenty-nine large ships had been counted passing through Île d'Orléans the previous evening, including three with three bridges, twelve frigates and corvettes, two bombing galliots, eighty transport ships, and fifty to sixty small ships and schooners anchored in two lines, from ... +>>>
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