Banff Springs Hotel

Banff Springs Hotel, opened by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1888 in Banff National Park, became one of Canada’s earliest and best-known grand railway hotels. Rebuilt and expanded in stages after design flaws, growth, and a 1926 fire, it evolved into a Châteauesque landmark of stone, steel, and Rundle limestone whose tower was once the tallest building in Canada. Its dramatic setting above the Bow and Spray rivers, rich interior materials, and later growth into a major resort tied it closely to railway travel, national tourism, and mountain recreation. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1988 and is now managed as the Fairmont Banff Springs.

Alberta · Canada