Château Laurier
| Château Laurier | |
|---|---|
| Hotel chain | Fairmont Hotels & Resorts |
| city | Ottawa , Canada |
| address | 1 Rideau Street |
| Website | www.fairmont.com/laurier-ottawa |
| Hotel information | |
| opening | 1912 |
| building | Château Laurier |
| Classification | 5 Stars |
| Furnishing | |
| room | 429 |
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Coordinates: 45 ° 25 '32.2 " N , 75 ° 41' 42.9" W.
The Château Laurier is a railroad hotel in Ottawa. It is operated by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts . The facility has been classified as a National Historic Site since 1981 .
Location and description
The hotel is located in the Lowertown district (French: Basse-Ville ) at the northern end of the Rideau Canal across from Parliament Hill . It is bordered by Mackenzie Avenue to the northeast, Rideau Street to the southeast, Confederation Square to the south, Ottawa Locks to the southwest, and Major's Hill Park to the northwest.
The building has an L-shaped floor plan and is made of light limestone . It has a steep copper roof with numerous dormers and is irregularly decorated with turrets . More than 400 guest rooms are located inside.
history
The Château Laurier was built on behalf of the Grand Trunk Railway between 1908 and 1912 directly across from Ottawa Union Station , Ottawa's main train station at the time. Like other Canadian buildings of the time, it was built in the château style ( neo-renaissance ) and was intended to provide accommodation for the well-off, but also for guests from the middle classes.
The château was named in honor of the then incumbent Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier , who supported the construction. It should serve as inspiration for the design of many other buildings (including government buildings) in Ottawa and was 70 years later for the Hotel du Canada in Disney - Theme Park Epcot in Florida model.
The hotel was later taken over by the Canadian National Railway and then the Canadian Pacific Railway , whose hotel division eventually became part of Fairmont Hotels and Resorts .
In the tunnel that connects the château with the former train station, there is now a photo exhibition from the Canadian National Gallery .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca. In: historicplaces.ca. Retrieved October 3, 2014 .
- ^ Maria Cook: An elegant palace, but not just for the city's elite. In: ottawacitizen.com. May 24, 2012, accessed October 3, 2014 .
- ^ Maria Cook: Influence of Chateau's style seen across Ottawa's downtown. In: ottawacitizen.com. May 24, 2012, accessed October 3, 2014 .