The most photographed hotel in the world, according to some counts. The Château Frontenac looms over the Old City from its clifftop position above the St. Lawrence, its copper-roofed turrets visible for miles. It was built in 1893 by the Canadian Pacific Railway as part of a chain of grand railway hotels. You don't need to be staying here to walk through the lobby, or to take the guided tour of its history. The adjacent Dufferin Terrace — a long wooden boardwalk along the cliff edge — offers outstanding views of the river and the Lower Town.
Château Frontenac
The iconic turreted railway hotel dominating Old Québec
| Address | 1 rue des Carrières, Québec City, QC G1R 4P5 |
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| Phone | 418 692-3861 |
| Website | www.fairmont.com/frontenac-quebec |
A story
The Château Frontenac was designed by New York architect Bruce Price in 1893, inspired by the Scottish Baronial and Loire Valley château styles. During the Second World War, it served as an unlikely war council: in 1943 and 1944 Churchill and Roosevelt held the Quebec Conferences here, planning the D-Day invasion and the Pacific strategy in its ornate corridors while Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King hosted.