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Banff Springs
The Historic Fairmont Banff Springs
The Castle in the Rockies...
The Vision
William Van Horne oversaw the construction of the first Canadian transcontinental railway, completed in 1885. Being a visionary, he realized the potential for Banff tourism during this time. In 1887, he personally chose the site for the Fairmont and commissioned its blueprints. Bruce Price led the architectural design team, and in 1888, the largest hotel in the world for its time — a Château-style castle — opened for business.
Evolution
In order to better serve public demand, architect Walter Painter designed the Fairmont’s iconic 11-story tower in 1911 with its additional 300 guest rooms. In 1926, after a devastating fire destroyed the hotel, engineer John W. Orrock rebuilt the hotel in its original grandiose splendor. It was forced to close from 1942 to 1945 due to a labor shortage caused by WWII. And, in the 1990s, manager Ted Kissane appropriately nicknamed the Fairmont the “Castle in the Rockies.” Today, the world-class resort offers 745 guest rooms and suites and was voted the “#1 Best Place to Visit in Canada” by U.S. News & World Report.
You’re in Good Company
The Fairmont has been graced by the visitations of countless royalties and celebrities, including: King George VI and his wife Elizabeth-The Queen Mother in 1939, Canadian PM William Lyon Mackenzie King, Teddy Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Helen Keller to name a few. Marilyn Monroe visited Banff with Joe DiMaggio in 1953 while filming A River of No Return.
— William Cornelius Van Horne
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