Château Frontenac through time

Quebec City 1981–2021 19 photos of this spot

19 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Quebec City, spanning 1981–2021. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

Terrasse Dufferin along rue des Carrières in Quebec City, looking south in 1981. The wooden boardwalk beside the Château Frontenac has been a popular promenade above the Saint Lawrence River since the 1870s.

Terrasse Dufferin, rue des Carrières, Québec vue en enfilade vers le sud 1981 Terrasse Dufferin along rue des Carrières in Quebec City, looking south in 1981. The wooden boardwalk beside the Château Frontenac has been a popular promenade above the Saint Lawrence River since the 1870s.

Terrasse Dufferin et Château Frontenac à Québec 2012 Terrasse Dufferin, the boardwalk running along Quebec City's clifftop below the Château Frontenac, pictured in 2012. The promenade offers views over the Saint Lawrence River and is one of the most visited spots in the old town.

St Lawrence Seaway at Quebec City, Canada 2012 The St. Lawrence Seaway passes below Quebec City, the historic fortified capital built on a bluff above the river. Cargo ships and shipping lanes have long connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic through this stretch of the St. Lawrence River. Photographed in 2012.

Terrasse Dufferin (hiver) 2013 Terrasse Dufferin, the boardwalk overlooking the St. Lawrence River in Quebec City, photographed in winter beside the Chateau Frontenac. Laid out in the late nineteenth century, it remains a favorite promenade for visitors to the walled Upper Town.

Chateau Frontenac at Night - Flickr - Martin Cathrae 2013 The Chateau Frontenac illuminated at night. The copper-roofed hotel has overlooked Quebec City's Upper Town since it opened in 1893, built for the Canadian Pacific Railway to attract wealthy travelers to the city.

Château Frontenac 2013 The Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City's landmark railway hotel, was built for the Canadian Pacific Railway and opened to guests in 1893. Its copper-clad turrets have made it one of the most photographed buildings in Canada.

Le Queen Mary II à Québec 2013 The ocean liner Queen Mary 2 docked at the port of Quebec City on 28 October 2013, with the Chateau Frontenac visible above the St. Lawrence River. Quebec is a regular port of call for transatlantic cruise ships each autumn.

Québec City, Lévis, and the Saint Lawrence River 2014 Quebec City and the neighboring town of Lévis are seen across the Saint Lawrence River in this 2014 photograph, showing the waterway that has shaped the region's settlement and trade since the 17th century.

Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City 2016 A 2016 view of the Chateau Frontenac, the landmark hotel that has dominated the skyline of Old Quebec since its opening in 1893. Its steep copper roofs and turrets look out over the St. Lawrence River from the city's fortified Upper Town.

Duferrin Terrace, Quebec City 2016 Visitors stroll along Dufferin Terrace in this 2016 photograph, the wooden boardwalk beside the Chateau Frontenac that has offered views over the St. Lawrence River since the nineteenth century.

Duferrin Terrace, Quebec City 2016 Another 2016 view along Dufferin Terrace, the promenade running beside the Chateau Frontenac atop Quebec City's fortified bluff above the St. Lawrence, a favored spot for taking in the river below.

Duferrin Terrace, Quebec City 2016 This 2016 photograph looks out from Dufferin Terrace, the boardwalk built beside the Chateau Frontenac that remains one of Old Quebec's most popular vantage points over the river.

Quebec City Saint Lawrence River seen from Terrasse Dufferin 3 2017 The Saint Lawrence River viewed from Terrasse Dufferin in Quebec City, photographed in 2017. Built in 1879 alongside the Chateau Frontenac, the wooden boardwalk overlooks the river and the Lower Town below Cap Diamant.

Quebec City Château frontenac panoramique 2017 A panoramic view of the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City, photographed in 2017. The grand hotel, designed by architect Bruce Price, sits atop Cap Diamant overlooking the Saint Lawrence River and remains one of Canada's most photographed landmarks.

Quebec City Saint Lawrence River seen from Terrasse Dufferin 1 2017 The Saint Lawrence River seen from Terrasse Dufferin in Quebec City, photographed in 2017. The boardwalk runs along the cliff top beside the Chateau Frontenac, offering views across the river toward Levis.

Quebec City Saint Lawrence River seen from Terrasse Dufferin 2 2017 Another view from Terrasse Dufferin in Quebec City, photographed in 2017, looking out over the Saint Lawrence River from the boardwalk that has drawn visitors to this stretch of Old Quebec since 1879.

Quebec funicular from the top 2017 The upper station of the Quebec City funicular, photographed in 2017. In operation since 1879, the Funiculaire du Vieux-Quebec links the Upper Town near Chateau Frontenac with the Lower Town's Quartier Petit-Champlain.

Quebec vue panoramique sur le port 2017 A panoramic view over the port of Quebec City, photographed in 2017, taken from the heights of the Upper Town looking down toward the Saint Lawrence River and the harbor below Cap Diamant.

Terrasse Dufferin - 21 2021 Terrasse Dufferin is the boardwalk in Vieux-Québec that runs along the St. Lawrence River beside the Château Frontenac, a landmark promenade of Old Quebec's historic district.