Place D'Youville | |
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| City square | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Place_D%27Youville,_Qu%C3%A9bec,_Canada.jpg) Place D'Youville and its skating rink | |
| Dedicated to | Marie-Marguerite d'Youville |
| Location | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Localisation_de_la_ville_de_Qu%C3%A9bec.svg)  Place D'Youville | |
| Coordinates: 46°48′44″N 71°12′51″W / 46.812222°N 71.214167°W | |
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Place D’Youville, also referred to as carré D'Youville, is a public square in the core of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is situated on rue Saint-Jean, one of the oldest roads in Quebec City. It marks the boundary between the Quebec Parliament Hill and Old Quebec. The square is named in honour of Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, a French Canadian widow who founded the religious order known as the Grey Nuns of Montreal.[1]
In addition to the square itself, Place D'Youville is also used to refer to the area surrounding the bus terminal for the Réseau de transport de la Capitale (Quebec City's transit system), the Palais Montcalm, and the Théâtre Capitole de Québec.
Part of the square is transformed into a skating rink during winter months, and to its west is the sculpture "The Muses" by Alfred Laliberté, donated by the Government of Quebec for the 375th anniversary of the city in 1983.[2]
- ^ "Place D'Youville". www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Gouvernement de Québec. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Place D'Youville et monument des muses". Université Laval. Retrieved 12 October 2017.