Construction
1921-1923 Construction of the Château Frontenac A project to build a luxury hotel in Québec City was launched toward the end of the 19th century. Québec City architect Eugène-Étienne Taché submitted a proposal to the Fortress Hotel Company for a building that had an opera house. However, it was the Chateau Frontenac Company that obtained the land on which the emblematic building now stands, and American architect Bruce Price was chosen to design its plans. The Château Frontenac was built in several phases, over almost a century. Learn about the stages of building the world’s most photographed hotel!