Château Frontenac facts for kids

Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City

The Château Frontenac is a hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is operated as Fairmont Le Château Frontenac. Château Frontenac sits at an elevation of 54 m (177 ft). It was made a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980.

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Château Frontenac towers above Old Quebec's Lower Town, situated atop the promontory of Quebec.
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.
Portrait of Louis de Buade de Frontenac at the hotel lobby. The hotel was named after the former Governor General of New France.
Reception for the Second Quebec Conference, at the Château Frontenac. The allies of World War II met there twice during the war.
From July 2011, when the hotel's copper roof was being replaced, an image of the roof was printed on safety netting and hung from scaffolding in order to hide the refurbishment work.