on the foundations of the old one was built in 1694 by governor Frontenac, and was finished thirty years later. The castle was damaged during the Seven Years' War, but after some repairs, still remained a residence for the government structures of the British administration, until the Château Haldimand was built. The building was destroyed in a large fire in 1834. The site is today covered by the Terrasse Dufferin, in front of the Château Frontenac. Château Haldimand In 1784, the governor of the Province of Quebec, Frederick Haldimand, has ordered the construction of a new building, which was completed three years later. It was a residence of the colonial government from 1786 to 1791, and then of the governors only, until 1811. Clique du Château, which had an outsized influence over Quebec's governance, met there regularly with the governor, Chateau Haldimand was demolished in 1892 to yield to the construction of the Château Frontenac. Old Parliament Building The Old Parliament Building was built in 1693-1695 by the bishop of the diocese of Quebec, Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier, as the seat for the bishopry, and is also therefore known as the Episcopal Palace of Quebec. However, its purpose was changed in 1777, when the government of the province of Quebec started renting the building from the Catholic Church. The Legislative Council, which was a largely advisory body, was seated there. Following the division of the British possessions to Upper Canada and Lower Canada according to the Constitutional Act 1791, Quebec stayed as the capital of the latter colony. It was at that time that Canada first received Westminster-style parliaments. In Lower Canada, the building that hosted the parliament, consisting of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council, lower and upper houses respectively, was that building. It also hosted the office of the governor. The first seating of parliament, after some reconstruction works, took place on December 17, 1792. The government attempted to gain ownership of the property from the Roman Catholic Church. After several unsuccessful attempts of negotiation with the archbishop, Bernard-Claude Panet, he eventually agreed to transfer the ownership rights in 1831 - thus the building became colonial property in August 1832. It was subsequently rebuilt for the expansion of the government offices. After the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–38, the parliament was suspended, and the governor-appointed Special Council sat in Montreal. The Episcopal Palace