A project to build a luxury hotel in Québec City was launched toward the end of the 19th century. Québec City architect Eugène-Étienne Taché submitted a proposal to the Fortress Hotel Company for a building that had an opera house. However, it was the Chateau Frontenac Company that obtained the land on which the emblematic building now stands, and American architect Bruce Price was chosen to design its plans. The Château Frontenac was built in several phases, over almost a century. Learn about the stages of building the world’s most photographed hotel!
Cladding the central tower of the Château Frontenac
Thaddée Lebel
The construction work of the 1920s lent the Château Frontenac its look that is so recognizable today. Montréal architects Edward and William Sutherland Maxwell drew up plans to expand the Saint-Louis wing and the central tower. At 80 metres high, the latter is a most impressive addition! With these expansions, the hotel went from 170 to over 600 rooms.
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