Above the Saint Lawerence River and the historic buildings of Lower Town sits Quebec City's Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac Hotel.

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Chateau Frontenac as seen from the sidewalk of Rue Saint Louis in historic Quebec City Chateau Frontenac is perched atop the cliffs overlooking the Saint Lawerence River giving spectacular views of the river and surrounding landscape Designed by Bruce Price the Chateau Frontenac is a series of hotels built for the Canadian Pacific Railway company The hotel opened in 1893 and was named in honour of Louis de Buade Count of Frontenac governor of the colony of New France from 1672 to 1682 and 1689 to 1698

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