Decorative detail, Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City

Decorative detail of a classical scene by Raoul Barbin, inspired by Williams Maxwell, in the Vercheres Room, originally a tea room then renamed Le Vercheres in 1949 in honour of Madeleine de Vercheres, and used for cocktails, registration and meetings, in the Chateau Frontenac, opened 1893, designed by Bruce Price as a chateau style hotel for the Canadian Pacific Railway company or CPR, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The building was extended and the central tower added in 1924, by William Sutherland Maxwell. The building is now a hotel, the Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, and is listed as a National Historic Site of Canada. The Historic District of Old Quebec is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13441289

Media ID

45132408

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7087px x 4469px (9.2MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen