High above the banks of the Saint Lawerence River and Lower Town sits Quebec City's Fairmont Le Chateau, Quebec City, Canada.
High above the banks of the Saint Lawerence River and the historic buildings of Lower Town sits Quebec City s Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac Hotel Lower Town is a community of restored 17th and 18th century houses clustered amongest narrow streets These homes serve today as boutiques restaurants and galleries William Van Horne General Manager of Canadian Pacific Railway CP began building the hotel in the late 19th century as a stopover for CP travelers Van Horne hired New York architect Bruce Price to design the hotel based on architectural styles of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance Van Horn also designed Montreal s Windsor Station Quebec City Quebec Canada
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