The Montreal Marriott Château Champlain Hotel, commonly known as the Château Champlain, is a historic hotel located in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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, Canada, overlooking
Place du Canada
Place du Canada (part of Dominion Square until 1967) is a large urban square in downtown Montreal.
Overview
At it is slightly larger than the adjacent Dorchester Square, with a more varied topography due to a downward slope towards De la Gau ...
, at 1050
De la Gauchetière Street
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In Chinatown, it takes the form of a pedestrian zone, ...
West.
History
Opened on January 11, 1967, the Château Champlain was constructed by
CP Hotels to accommodate the crowds visiting
Expo 67
The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, commonly known as Expo 67, was a general exhibition from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It was a category One World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is considered to be one of the most su ...
. At the time it was the tallest hotel in Canada.
Canadian Pacific Railways chairman
Buck Crump proposed naming the hotel after the explorer and founder of
Quebec City
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and
New France
New France (french: Nouvelle-France) was the area colonized by France in North America, beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spa ...
,
Samuel de Champlain.
Canadian Pacific sold the hotel in 1995, and it joined the
Marriott
Marriott may refer to:
People
*Marriott (surname)
Corporations
* Marriott Corporation, founded as Hot Shoppes, Inc. in 1927; split into Marriott International and Host Marriott Corporation in 1993
* Marriott International, international hote ...
hotel chain.
[ In 2018 the hotel was purchased by the Tidan Hospitality and Real Estate Group for $65 million.
]
Architecture
The hotel stands high with 40 floors and was designed by Quebec architects Roger D'Astous and Jean-Paul Pothier. The arch-shaped windows were intended by the designers to complement the Romanesque Revival
Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...
arches of nearby Windsor Station, another Canadian Pacific property. D'Astous was a student of Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key role in the architectural movements o ...
, and the Château Champlain's arches have also been cited as similar to those used on Wright's last commission, the Marin County Civic Center
The Marin County Civic Center, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is located in San Rafael, California, United States. Groundbreaking for the Civic Center Administration Building took place in 1960, after Wright's death and under the watch of Wrigh ...
. However, the arched openings have led some to nickname the building the "cheese grater".
Amenities
The Château Champlain has 596 guest rooms and 19 suites along with a health and fitness centre with cardiovascular and weight lifting equipment.
See also
* List of tallest buildings in Montreal
This is a list of the tallest buildings in Montreal that ranks skyscrapers in the city of Montreal, Canada, by height. There are currently 50 buildings and structures in Montreal greater than 100 m (328 ft). The tallest building in the c ...
References
External links
Official website
Official Marriott site
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Canadian Pacific Railway hotels
Hotels in Montreal
Skyscrapers in Montreal
Marriott hotels
Hotel buildings completed in 1967
Hotels established in 1967
Skyscraper hotels in Canada
Downtown Montreal
1967 establishments in Quebec
Roger D'Astous buildings