Château Champlain
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| Marriott Château Champlain | |
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| Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 1967 |
| Use | Office |
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| Roof | 133 m (436 feet) |
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| Floor count | 38 |
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| Architect | Roger d'Astous |
The Château Champlain (now officially known as the Marriott Château Champlain) is a hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada overlooking Place du Canada, at 1050 De la Gauchetière Street West. Once owned by CP Hotels (now Fairmont Hotels and Resorts) and later sold off in the 1990s, it is now part of the Marriott hotel chain.
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[edit] Architecture
Completed in 1967, in time for Expo 67, the Château Champlain stands 133 m (436 ft) high with 38 floors. It was designed by Quebec architects Roger D'Astous and Jean-Paul Pothier.[1][2] The arch-shaped windows were intended by the designers as a visual reference to the Romanesque Revival arches of nearby Windsor Station, another Canadian Pacific property. D'Astous was a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, 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. However, the arched openings have led some to nickname the building the "cheese grater."[3][4] It is Montreal's tallest hotel, at 133 m (436 ft) in height, or 38 storeys.
[edit] Amenities
The Château Champlain has 592 guest rooms and 19 suites along with a health and fitness centre with cardiovascular and weight lifting equipment, indoor pool, hot tub and steam rooms.
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[edit] References
- ^ Marsan, Jean-Claude (1990). Montreal in Evolution. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 355. http://books.google.com/books?id=fVEeYOKjvfcC&pg=PA355&lpg=PA355&dq=%22Ch%C3%A2teau+Champlain%22+architect&source=web&ots=bF-ipJEem6&sig=WWQ6T7ijjLF83vE5TS-hiwUEqzs.
- ^ D'Astous, Roger; The Canadian Encyclopedia
- ^ Bergeron, Claude (2001) (in French). Roger D'Astous, architecte. Les Presses de l'Université Laval. p. 199. ISBN 2-7637-7821-6. http://books.google.ca/books?id=IRkVe1ZfZUsC&pg=PA197&lpg=PA197&dq=astous+pothier+champlain&source=bl&ots=IvkyYZIf1g&sig=EKtFI3GUL4in81aNSMKOeSNXBgo#PPA199,M1. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ Ulysses Travel Guide, Quebec. Hunter Publishing. 2006. p. 98. ISBN 2894647115. http://books.google.ca/books?id=DlKbXnvUGnIC&pg=PT31&lpg=PT31&dq=chateau+champlain+postmodern&source=bl&ots=B6Wo9iMZmB&sig=jB2p1vP1nZibS2D_BllE0e2wj6M. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
