Canada's grand railway hotels are a series of railway hotels across the country, each a local and national landmark, and most of which are icons of Canadian history and architecture; some are consider
Banff Springs Hotel is one of several grand railway hotels built across the country.
Interior rotunda view of the Royal Alexandra Hotel in Winnipeg
The Château Frontenac is an early example of a Canadian Châteauesque-styled hotel. The style was used for many of Canada's railway hotels.
Situated in Downtown Toronto, the Royal York is the largest railway hotel built in Canada.
Château Frontenac
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The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, commonly referred to as the Château Frontenac, is a historic hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The hotel is situated in Old Quebec, within the historic district'
Grand railway hotels of Canada
…Banff Springs Hotel, of wooden construction, was destroyed by fire in 1926 and replaced by the present structure. Canadian Pacific next built the Château Frontenac in Quebec City, which quickly came to be the symbol of the city. It was designed to rival any hotel in Europe. Its elevated location overlooking the…
Designed in a Châteauesque style, the building features steep pitched roofs, circular and polygonal towers, and ornate gables and dormers.
Several porte-cochères provide access to the hotel's central courtyard.
Hotel lobby