The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec lists Jean Baillairgé as architect in the infobox. The text also names Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry, whose 1743 plans were used for the rebuilding after the 1759 fire, Jean Baillairgé for the belltower and construction, his son François for the interior from 1786 to 1822, and François's son Thomas for an 1843 facade proposal. The article names no client.
Champlain built a chapel on the site in 1633, and the first building began in 1647. The infobox gives 1647 and completion in 1843, matching the text's facade work. The article calls the style Neoclassical and the facade the finest Neo-classic facade in Québec.
Fires struck in 1759 and 1922. It became a minor basilica in 1874 and a National Historic Site in 1989. First Archbishop François de Laval is buried in the crypt. The article gives no hours.
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