Château Frontenac

The Château Frontenac is a luxury hotel located in the Canadian city of Quebec and is regarded as one of the main attractions of the city.

It was built in 1893 by architect Bruce Price for the Canadian Pacific Railway Company Railway in the style of historicism ( neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance elements) and is part of the chain of Canadian Pacific Hotels. 1943 Quadrant conference took place here.

The hotel is named after the Count of Frontenac and Palluau, Louis de Buade (1622-1698), named, the most important governor of the French colony of New France ( Canada). It is located on the top of a hill that overlooks the St. Lawrence River, on the Plains of Abraham, where the British in 1759 during the French and Indian War, defeated the French, then to capture the city of Québec.

The Château Frontenac heard since October 2001 the hotel chain Fairmont Hotels and Resorts and is one of the most exclusive luxury hotels in Canada. In addition, it is considered one of the most photographed hotels in the world.

In the Hitchcock film I Confess (English original title "I confess ") is the Château Frontenac several times to see and plays especially in the final scene in the search for a murderer an important role.