Le Château Frontenac (at Night) by MagikUnicorn

Photography • Architecture • posted on Jan 02, 2017

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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. The Château was built near the historic Citadelle, the construction of which Frontenac had begun at the end of the 17th century. The Quebec Conference of 1943, at which Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King discussed strategy for World War II, was held at the Château Frontenac while much of the staff stayed nearby at the Citadel. Although several of Quebec City's buildings are taller, the landmark hotel is perched atop a tall cape overlooking the Saint Lawrence River, affording a spectacular view for several kilometers. The building is the most prominent feature of the Quebec City skyline as seen from across the Saint Lawrence. The World War II Allies' Quebec Conferences of 1943 and 1944 were held at the Château. In 1953, this hotel was used as the filming location for Alfred Hitchcock's film I Confess, featuring Montgomery Clift and Anne Baxter. In 2001, the hotel was sold to Legacy REIT, which is partially owned by Fairmont, for $185 million. When Canadian Pacific Hotels was renamed Fairmont Hotels and Resorts in 2001, the hotel became Fairmont Le Château Frontenac. In 2011, the hotel was sold to Ivanhoé Cambridge, and work began on replacement of the main tower's copper roof, at the cost of $7.5 million. An image of the roof was printed on polypropylene safety netting and hung from scaffolding to hide the refurbishing project from view.

Comments (24)

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Faemike55

9:23AM | Mon, 02 January 2017

very beautiful night shot

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Madbat

9:27AM | Mon, 02 January 2017

I never realised it was that large, it's three times the size of the Hotel Macdonald here.

MagikUnicorn

10:18AM | Mon, 02 January 2017

It's the biggest castle in America :) third biggest in the world

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Jean_C

9:31AM | Mon, 02 January 2017

Superbe photo de nuit de cette belle construction!

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DukeNukem2005

9:58AM | Mon, 02 January 2017

This is a very beautiful and very nice!

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virginiese

10:06AM | Mon, 02 January 2017

Une photo superbe et bien contrastée ! Du grand art ! Bonne Année à toi MU !

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Leije

10:28AM | Mon, 02 January 2017

Très belle photo, bien présentée !

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bugsnouveau Online Now!

10:59AM | Mon, 02 January 2017

Wonderful shot, Magik...Happy New Year

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eekdog

11:10AM | Mon, 02 January 2017

Very nice night shot, looks amazing.

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T.Rex

11:33AM | Mon, 02 January 2017

And the properly educated tourist guide tells his group that this was where Montcalm signed the surrender of Québec to General Wolfe in 1759! And I asked "Who was the king who resided in the chateau at the time?" The tourist guide suggested Louis XVI, which is why he lost his head in the French Revolution. And all the tourists said "Oooh." and "Aaahhh." And I almost lost my head to laughter! A real incident from my visit to Québec City summer 1973. Have yourself a good laugh! Nice photo! I didn't see it with colored lights at my visit. Keep up the good work! :-)

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