As I've mentioned before I am biased so take that in consideration. Many famous hotels in the world oftentimes blend in to surrounding architecture or really don't stand out, a good example of this would be the Ritz in Paris. Many other famous hotels, such as the Beverly Hills Hotel or the Peninsula Hong Kong aren't really wonder material, not really being prominent. Then there are the hotels that are quite beautiful but whose size make them less likely to be featured in the game, the Raffels hotel being a good example. Another good thing to note is that the Château Frontenac is a major tourist site in Quebec City and in Canada in general. I cant really think of many other hotels in the world where a hotel is a trademark of not only the city but the country itself. When I travel to another city, lets say NYC, I don't say to myself "You know what we should go see? That hotel." But you do in Quebec City. The architecture of the Château itself, isn't French or British, its both, its Canadian, it came to symbolise Canadian nationalism. Its a unique style drawing inspiration from both Victorian Gothic style and from the French Châteaus in the Loire Valley. It brought these two very different identities in Canada together.The hotel even has historical fame when it was requisitioned for the two Quebec Conferences, which brought together Mackenzie King, Roosevelt, and Churchill to discuss the outcomes of WWII in August 1943 and September 1944. The Chateau also became the abode of foreign state officials visiting the capital. Chang Kai-Chek, Charles De Gaulle, Queen Elizabeth II, Haile Selassie all stayed at the Chateau. The Château even got intimately linked with the everyday people. Until the 1970s it was the only facility capable of hosting banquets, or conventions in the city. All important life landmarks were celebrated there, marriage, baptismal receptions, graduation dances, wedding anniversaries, Christmas and Easter celebrations. On weekends from the 1930's to the 1960's the ballroom was converted into a large dance hall, accessible to the whole city. For the working class it became a shrine where they would dress up in their best clothes and pretend to live the high life for a few hours. In 1894 the hotel contributed to the development of the Winter Carnival, today one of the largest winter festivals in the world. Today it's mainly left to the herd of tourists, yet it's key to Quebec's identity. It contributed to the economic development of the city, along with tourism which is now one of the main industries in the province.
You may still say that "Well it is still just a hotel" well yes it's a hotel but's it become a symbol for the city and country. In this game series we have leaders whom we don't even know if they existed or not. We have wonders that in-game are represented by just skyscrapers. Every wonder that has been in this game series is wildly different, from statues to fortresses to opera houses. So is it really that unlikely and horrible that a hotel may just warrant a spot on that list of wonders?
" What would the city of Quebec be without the Chateau Frontenac?" asks a recent newspaper article "Without it," another one replies, "Quebec would not be Quebec. Without Quebec, the Chateau would not be the Chateau."
there are just too many bad options.
Baphomet
