Morrin Centre

cultural, literary, and historical center located at a former anglophone college, which was previously Quebec City’s prison, built on the site of the Royal Redoubt
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Morrin Centre

Summary

Morrin Centre is a building[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Morrin Centre was a member of Société des musées du Québec[3].
  • Morrin Centre was influenced by Andrea Palladio[4].
  • Morrin Centre was influenced by John Howard[5].
  • Morrin Centre was influenced by François Baillairgé[6].
  • Morrin Centre is located in La Cité-Limoilou[7].
  • Morrin Centre is in the country of Canada[8].
  • Morrin Centre's image is recorded as Morrin Centre.jpg[9].
  • Morrin Centre's instance of is recorded as building[10].
  • Morrin Centre's instance of is recorded as collection[11].
  • Morrin Centre's owned by is recorded as Morrin College[12].
  • Morrin Centre's owned by is recorded as Literary and Historical Society of Quebec[13].
  • Morrin Centre's operator is recorded as Literary and Historical Society of Quebec[14].
  • Joseph Morrin is named after Morrin Centre[15].
  • Morrin College is named after Morrin Centre[16].
  • Morrin Centre's architectural style is recorded as Palladian architecture[17].
  • Morrin Centre's made from material is recorded as stone[18].
  • Morrin Centre's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 317274549[19].
  • Morrin Centre's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 46151050003733410340[20].
  • Morrin Centre's IdRef ID is recorded as 204696240[21].
  • Morrin Centre's postal code is recorded as G1R 4H3[22].
  • Morrin Centre's part of is recorded as Old Quebec[23].
  • Morrin Centre's has use is recorded as cultural center[24].
  • Morrin Centre's has use is recorded as library[25].
  • Morrin Centre's has use is recorded as museum[26].
  • Morrin Centre's Commons category is recorded as Morrin Centre[27].

Body

Geography

Morrin Centre is in the country of Canada[8]. It is located in La Cité-Limoilou[7]. Its part of is recorded as Old Quebec[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include building[10] and collection[11]. Heritage statuses include classified heritage immovable[28], national historic site of Canada[29], and part of a Quebec heritage property[30].

History and Context

+1808-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Morrin Centre[31]. Owners include Morrin College[12], a college[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1860[34] and Literary and Historical Society of Quebec[13], a learned society[35], in Canada[36], founded in 1824[37], headquartered in La Cité-Limoilou[38]. Things named after include Joseph Morrin[15], a physician[39], 1794–1861[40], of Canada[41] and Morrin College[16], a college[42], in Canada[43], founded in 1860[44].

Why It Matters

Morrin Centre ranks in the top 4% of building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . pistard.banq.qc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . donneesquebec.ca. Retrieved . donneesquebec.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . musees.qc.ca. Retrieved . musees.qc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [31] . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [6] . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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