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Chancel, Basilique-cathedrale Notre-Dame de Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Chancel, with golden sculpted baldachin supported by angels, by Francois Baillairge, 1759-1830, in the Basilique-cathedrale Notre-Dame de Quebec, or Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of Quebec, built in 1843 in Neoclassical style by Jean Baillairge, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The original church was built in 1647 as Notre-Dame de la Paix, but was destroyed by fire. It is listed as a National Historic Site of Canada. The Historic District of Old Quebec is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Chancel, with golden sculpted baldachin supported by angels, by Francois Baillairge, 1759-1830, in the Basilique-cathedrale Notre-Dame de Quebec, or Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of Quebec, built in 1843 in Neoclassical style by Jean Baillairge, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The original church was built in 1647 as Notre-Dame de la Paix, but was destroyed by fire. It is listed as a National Historic Site of Canada. The Historic District of Old Quebec is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen