Several interesting sights are located on the top of the Parliament Hill, including an incredibly beautiful parliament building built in the second half of the 19th century. The facade of the building is decorated with many original decorative elements. The entrance to the pompous building is crowned with a beautiful horseshoe-like ladder with carved handrails. The interior design of the building is also striking in its luxury. Valuable species of marble and wood were used for its decoration.
An important architectural monument is the building of the railway station. The main decoration of its facade is a diversity of skilful stained glass windows. The station is built in the French style. Outwardly, it resembles an ancient castle or town hall. This railway station accepts few trains; therefore tourists always have an opportunity to make lots of valuable photos.
Quebec has a very interesting National Museum of Fine Arts, opened in 1933. There is a museum on the territory of the historical district and it combines three beautiful old buildings, each of which has its own unique history. There used to be a prison in one of the current buildings of the museum. It was decided to leave the interior of this building unchanged. Now it forms an important part of the modern exposition. In the most unusual museum of Quebec, there are rich collections of paintings, sculptures, old photographs, as well as objects of applied art. In total, the collection of the museum has about 38,000 exhibits. One day just will not be enough to examine them all.
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