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0179 The Château Frontenac, Quebec City, QC, Canada

Château Frontenac

 

The Château Frontenac is a grand hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, which is operated as Fairmont Le Château Frontenac. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980. The hotel is generally recognized as the most photographed hotel in the world, largely due to its prominence in the skyline of Quebec City. 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 (aka CPR) during the late 19th and early 20th centuries; the newer portions of the hotel—including the central tower (1924)—were designed by William Sutherland Maxwell. 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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