The site of many clashes for supremacy between the French and British Empires, the park is the scene of the 1759 Conquest, which changed the fate of North America. Apart from its historical past, the park is to Québec what Central Park and Hyde Park are to New York and London: a city park of outstanding value, the lungs of the city. One hundred and three hectares of meadow and grassy knolls, decked with flowers or covered with snow, are there for residents and visitors to enjoy.

On March 17, 1908, the law creating the National Battlefields Commission (NBC) was sanctioned to highlight and preserve this site, unique in the world by its sheer size, its geographic location, its historical role and its beauty. The Battlefields Park, which groups together the Plains of Abraham and the Des Braves Park, was developed to honour the memory of both French and British combatants.

The year 2013 marks the 75th anniversary of the Joan of Arc Garden, Created in 1938 by landscape architect Louis Perron, this garden combines French classic style with English-style mixed borders. More than 150 species can be admired: annual flowers and bulbous plants bus most of all, pennerials.

Under the charm of Quebec City, a couple of Americans, including the sculptress herself Anna Hyatt Huntington, donated the Joan of Arc statue as "A tribute to the patriotism and courage of the heroes of 1759-1760", according to the inscription on the moment.

The National Battlefields Commission and the park:
Bits of history

Also see the National Film Board short film My park, My plains, directed by Carole Laganière

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