Presentation
Holy Trinity Cathedral, the first Anglican cathedral to be built outside the British Isles, was erected between 1800 and 1804 at the expense of the Crown. During construction, King George III commissioned Rundell and Bridge to make an exceptional set of ten silver coins for the new temple, which are now part of the exhibition The King’s Gift. The Cathedral is in its original state, although it has been improved over time, but unlike other buildings in Quebec City, it has never undergone major reconstruction following a disaster. The Cathedral’s stained-glass windows were added gradually from 1860 onwards. The Cathedral has two organs, the main one built by Warren between 1884 and 1885. The bells are the oldest set of permuted bells in Canada. A place of worship with a still-active community, it is also a gathering place for cultural and musical events. It welcomes over 150,000 tourists a year.