Château Frontenac, Quebec City by danapommet

Photography • Architecture • posted on Apr 21, 2010

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The Château Frontenac was named in honor of Louis de Buade, Count of Frontenac, who was governor of the colony of New France from 1672 to 1682 and 1689 to 1698. It was designed by American architect Bruce Price and was one of a series of "château" style hotels built for the Canadian Pacific Railway company, at the end of the 19th and the start of the 20th century. The Château was built next to the historic Citadel and the Plains of Abraham. Frontenac had begun construction of the Citadel at the end of the 17th century. The hotel is perched atop a tall cape overlooking the Saint Lawrence River, thus giving a spectacular view for several miles. The building is the most prominent feature of the Quebec City skyline and is considered the heart of old Quebec City. There are 618 guestrooms and suites. In 1953 this hotel was used as the filming location for the Alfred Hitchcock's drama I Confess, with Montgomery Clift and Ann Baxter as main stars. It holds the Guinness World Record of "The most photographed hotel in the world". Taken with a film camera in the late 1980s and later scanned. Some information from Wikipedia. Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous comments. Dana

Comments (28)

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Iceshark39

12:07AM | Wed, 21 April 2010

What a beautiful building! Really love those pitched copper roofs.

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alessimarco

12:10AM | Wed, 21 April 2010

Classic shot of a classic hotel!

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mgtcs

12:18AM | Wed, 21 April 2010

WOW....What a marvelous structure Dana, excellent shot and perspective my friend, very well done!*****

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Faemike55

12:20AM | Wed, 21 April 2010

Stunning! I'm thinking of the house-keeping staff! Beautiful place to visit. Wonderful capture

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0rest4wicked

4:44AM | Wed, 21 April 2010

Outstanding POV to show off it's grandeur!

SheriffOrr

6:28AM | Wed, 21 April 2010

Thanks again for these memories of places visited

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flavia49

8:48AM | Wed, 21 April 2010

oustanding capture!!

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MrsRatbag

8:53AM | Wed, 21 April 2010

Excellent shot, like a postcard!

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kbrog

11:18AM | Wed, 21 April 2010

That is one Grand Hotel! Excellent POV and capture Dana!

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beachzz

12:00PM | Wed, 21 April 2010

Wow--impressive!! Love the lights in the foreground, really gives it a nice effect!!

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jendellas

1:29PM | Wed, 21 April 2010

Fantastic pic, there are some wonderful hotels around. Would love to see the view. :o)

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bmac62

5:18PM | Wed, 21 April 2010

Excellent Dana. Always good to see old film shots brought back to life digitally. Didn't know the history...but have seen the hotel many times in photographs.

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goodoleboy

6:54PM | Wed, 21 April 2010

Off-the-chart POV, clarity, lighting and textural effects in this remarkable capture of the remarkable structure, Dana, plus super scanning! Mine would come out blurry. Reminds me something I'd see at Disneyland/Disneyworld.

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watapki66

8:38PM | Wed, 21 April 2010

Looks like a wonderful place to stay and a great photo!

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Richardphotos

9:52PM | Wed, 21 April 2010

very beautiful cityscape and building

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junge1

12:55AM | Thu, 22 April 2010

Great capture Dana. Quebec City was the first place I saw when I came to Canada in 1960. Its a fabulous city!

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sandra46

11:26AM | Thu, 22 April 2010

EXCELLENT WORK, WELL DONE!!!

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wjames

4:38PM | Thu, 22 April 2010

Great capture of a beautiful building and great info thank you.

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adrie

4:53PM | Thu, 22 April 2010

Stunning capture.

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tennesseecowgirl

3:11PM | Fri, 23 April 2010

Stunning place!

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Chipka

10:46PM | Fri, 23 April 2010

This is stunning! I love the light in this too, the way the bright day really highlights the architectural features of this truly magnificent pile of stone. WOW! It's a bit much for me, but I'd definitely live there if I were the rich and decadent sort. This is super.

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