The impressive Chateau Frontenac is Quebec City's most famous landmark. The Chateau Frontenac, is one of Canada's grand luxurious railway hotels, built in 1892, by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
It was designed to convey prestige and romance in keeping with its Old Quebec surroundings, with steep pitched roofs, circular and polygonal towers, and ornate gables and dormers. Historic events have taken place in the building, and famous people have stayed there.