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Château Frontenac

Château Frontenac

Fairmont Hôtel Le Château Frontenac

1893 -
PRICE, Bruce

MAXWELL, William Sutherland Ampliación 1908 - 1909

Desde su finalización, el hotel ha sido objeto de varias ampliaciones y renovaciones importantes dirigidas por varios arquitectos y estudios de arquitectura diferentes. William Sutherland Maxwell dirigió dos grandes expansiones del hotel, una en 1908–09 y otra en 1920–24 (codirigida con su hermano, Edward Maxwell).
ARCOP, Architects Reforma 1990 - 1993

Las renovaciones arquitectónicas en la década de 1990 fueron dirigidas por Arcop, una firma de arquitectos con sede en Montreal. El hotel fue ampliado nuevamente en 1993, con la adición de una nueva ala.
JEAN DALLAIRE, Architectes Restauración 2011

En 2011, el hotel fue vendido a Ivanhoé Cambridge. Poco después de adquirir el hotel, Ivanhoé Cambridge anunció una inversión de 9 millones de dólares para la restauración del trabajo de mampostería del edificio y el reemplazo de los techos de cobre.El concepto y el diseño del programa de renovación del Fairmont Le Château Frontenac fueron desarrollados por las firmas de diseño Rockwell Group y Wilson Associates, y Jean Dallaire Architects fue el arquitecto principal del proyecto.
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The current Fairmont Hôtel and Resorts Château Frontenac building, popularly known as Château Frontenac, designed by architect Bruce Price (sponsored by the Canadian Pacific Railway), opened its doors in 1893. In 1985, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with Quebec City's historic centre, and is now considered "the most photographed hotel in the world". What are the architectural reasons for its success?

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The privileged position of this place, next to the city walls, with a privileged view of the Saint Laurent River, marks an urban landmark in the Quebec landscape. This building combines elegance, history and tradition, articulated through an eclectic historicist style (French Renaissance), which gives character to the building, highlighting even more the historical context that surrounds it.
The various architectural interventions that have been carried out over time on this building (1908-1920-1990-2011), have reinforced its ancient and modern character at the same time, not only on the outside of the building and the city with which it is connected, but also and significantly on the inside, providing ample spaces for the hotel's guests, not lacking in delicacy and elegance. The establishment's outstanding Dream Suites wish to pay tribute to the hotel's famous guests (Queen Elizabeth II, singer Celine Dion, actress and Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly, politicians Charles de Gaulle, W. Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock...). Its sophisticated spaces promote itself as a dream destination for travellers seeking luxury and sophistication. In this way, the symbol of identity that the place possesses has become, through promotion and guided visits, a world-renowned tourist destination, not exempt from the showbiz culture typical of the world in which we move.

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