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The Château Frontenac is a grand hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, designed by American architect, Bruce Price, in 1893. The hotel was designed and built in the châteauesque style and modeled after French castles to feature ornamented towers, steeply pitched roofs, and elaborate spires. The building is at an elevation of 54 m (177 ft) and has more than 600 rooms on its 18 floors.

Title
Château Frontenac, Quebec
Creator
Smolski, Chester photographer 1926-2008
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Date
1985
Other identifiers
Local - MSS-0041-B09-SB05-5089
Subject (Topic)
Historic buildings
Statues
Château Frontenac (Québec, Québec)
Quebec, Canada (Province)
Keyword
hotel ; renaissance ; French ; château ; historic ; historic buildings ; Quebec ; Quebec City
Geographic Coverage
Quebec, Canada (Province)
Type
Image
Finding Aid
Finding Aid on RIAMCO to Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications
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Bibliography: "Le Château Frontenac - Hotel History." Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, 2016 www.fairmont.com/frontenac-quebec/hotel-history. Accessed 24 Mar. 2016. Sabourin, DIane. "Château Frontenac." The Canadian Encyclopedia, 13 Mar. 2015, www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/chateau-frontenac. Accessed 24 Mar. 2016.
Preferred Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College
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