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| Tom and Rob, Chateau Frontenac in the background |
WHERE IS IT? Located in the Upper Town of Old Quebec City, the most picturesque building in the town is visible from anywhere. It's located at 1 Rue des Carrières, Ville de Québec.
WHO BUILT
IT?
Chateau
Frontenac came about as a result of Canadian railroads. It's one of Canada’s
railway hotels, a series of five-star grand hotels across the country. It was
designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980. It's located atop Cape
Diamond overlooking Dufferin Terrace and the St. Lawrence River.
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| Rob and Nick outside the Chateau |
WHAT WAS
THERE BEFORE CONSTRUCTION?
The site was
previously occupied by the Château Haldimand, home of the British colonial
governors of Lower Canada and Quebec. The current hotel capacity is more than 600
rooms on 18 floors.
HOW IT WAS
NAMED
The Château
Frontenac was named after Louis de Buade, Count of Frontenac, who was governor
of the colony of New France from 1672 to 1682 and 1689 to 1698.
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| The hotel from the lower town |
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| Chateau Frontenac from Lower Town |
The Château
Frontenac was designed by American architect Bruce Price, as one of a series of
"château" style hotels built for the Canadian Pacific Railway company
(CPR) during the late 19th and early 20th centuries; the newer portions of the
hotel—including the central tower (1924)—were designed by Canadian architect
William Sutherland Maxwell. CPR's policy was to promote luxury tourism by
appealing to wealthy travelers. (According to Wikipedia)
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| Inside the lobby |
WHEN DID IT
OPEN?
The Château
Frontenac opened in 1893, six years after the Banff Springs Hotel, which was
owned by the same company and is similar in style. Another reason for the construction
of the Château Frontenac was to accommodate tourists for the 1893 Chicago
World's Fair; however, the hotel was not finished in time.
FILM FACT
In 1953,
this hotel was used as the filming location for Alfred Hitchcock's film I
Confess, featuring Montgomery Clift and Anne Baxter.
FOUR SIDES - The Chateau Frontenac is built like a fort. It has four sides with a big courtyard in the middle. Each side of the hotel has rooms the overlook the courtyard. You have to drive under part of one of the sides to enter the yard where the entrance of the hotel is located.
FOUR SIDES - The Chateau Frontenac is built like a fort. It has four sides with a big courtyard in the middle. Each side of the hotel has rooms the overlook the courtyard. You have to drive under part of one of the sides to enter the yard where the entrance of the hotel is located.
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| Tom outside the entrance in the courtyard |
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