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Petit Champlain (French pronunciation: [pəti ʃɑ̃plɛ̃]) is a small commercial zone in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the neighbourhood of Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–colline Parlementaire in the borough of La Cité-Limoilou, near Place Royale and its Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church. Its main street is the Rue du Petit-Champlain at the foot of Cap Diamant. It is claimed that it's the oldest commercial district in North America.[1] In French it is referred to as a quartier (neighbourhood) although it is not an official one recognised by the City. It is named after Samuel de Champlain, who founded Quebec City in 1608.[2] AttractionsRue du Petit-ChamplainMain article: Rue du Petit-Champlain
Rue du Petit-Champlain is around 0.16 miles (0.26 km) long, and runs from its convergence with Rue Sous-le-Fort in the north to Boulevard Champlain in the south. Rue du Petit-Champlain frescoThe fresco painted on the side of the building at 102 rue du Petit-Champlain is a trompe-l'œil measuring 100m2 (900 ft2). It represents the history of the district, the bombardments of 1759, the landslides, and the fires which have occurred in the district.[3] Breakneck StairsMain article: Breakneck Stairs
The Breakneck Stairs or Breakneck Steps (French: Escalier casse-cou), Quebec City's oldest stairway, were built in 1635. Today they are a popular viewpoint for tourists to view rue du Petit-Champlain. In popular cultureA red door on Rue du Petit-Champlain, which serves as an emergency exit for the Théâtre Petit Champlain, was used as a filming location in the 2016 South Korean television series Guardian: The Lonely and Great God.[4][5] In the series, the door represents a portal through which the characters played by Gong Yoo and Kim Go-eun travel between South Korea and Quebec City. Following the programme's broadcast, it became a popular photography destination for fans and one of the city's best-known examples of television-induced tourism.[6] References
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