Tuesday, August 27, 2019

The 1993 addition to the Chateau Frontenac Hotel in Quebec City.

Chateau Frontenac Hotel, Quebec City. (The photo is from "Skyscraper Page Forum Chateau Laurier Expansion|Proposed - Page 48.)
The architects who designed the new wing copied the style of the original hotel. The Historic District of Old Quebec was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site partly to preserve and protect the following landmarks:
The Chateau Frontenac
Place Royale and Petit-Champlain
Old Port - the ESpace 400e Pavilion is currently for sale by the federal government.
Rue Saint-Jean
Parliament Hill
The Plains of Abraham
The Fortifications of Quebec.
A few years ago I visited Quebec City and many of the churches are facing an uncertain future. Our tour bus operator pointed out the different locales where Celine Dion performed including churches, a concert hall and the Plains of Abraham.
The following sites were also memorable, to me:
1.)  The terrace at the Chateau Frontenac where dancers and musicians performed.
2,)   The cobblestone streets.
3.)  The many statues.
4.)   Louis S. St-Laurent Building at 3 Passage du chien d'or where I mailed postcards.
5.)   Gare du Palais where the Via train station and a bus depot are located.
6.)   An elevator between upper and lower town called the Funicular Lift.
7.)  The lobby at the Chateau where a dog (a Labrador Retriever I believe) is a permanent resident.

The 1953 movie "I Confess" was filmed entirely in the City of Quebec. (From: MovieStill.DB.)

Buster Keaton travels across Canada on a CN rail maintenance car in the 1965 movie "The Railrodder." (From: blog.nfb.ca.)





Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta. Painter Wing -1913. Barrott Wing - 1925. Glacier Wing - 1988. Mount Temple Wing - 2004. (From: FlyerTalk.)









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