The Château Frontenac is a grand hotel and one of the main attractions of Québec City. Designed by architect Bruce Price, the Château Frontenac was one of the first of a long series of “chateau-style” hotels built for the Canadian Pacific Railway company at the end of the 19th and the start of the 20th century. The Château Frontenac was named in honour of Louis Buade, Count of Frontenac, who was governor of the colony of New France. The hotel is floating on a tall cape overlooking the Saint Lawrence River, thus giving a spectacular view for hundreds of kilometres. The Terrasse Dufferin, with its oriental-style baldachins affords not only a great view of the Château Frontenac, but also stunning views northwards to the Laurentians and south-eastwards where, in good visibility, it is possible to make out the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in the north-east USA.