Fairmount Banff Springs Hotel... - a photo on Flickriver

            The Banff Springs Hotel is a luxury hotel that was built during the 19th century as one of Canada's grand railway hotels, being constructed in Scottish Baronial style and located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The hotel was opened to the public on June 1, 1888.Presently, The Fairmont Banff Springs resort hotel is owned by OMERS and operated by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts of Toronto.

The original building was designed by American architect Bruce Price. It was built between spring 1887 and spring 1888 by the Canadian Pacific Railway at the instigation of its president, William Cornelius Van Horne.
The hotel is located within a spectacular setting in the Rocky Mountains, just above the Bow Falls, close to thermal springs. The main view from the hotel is across the valley and toward Mount Rundle, which frequently is cited in geology books for its exposed and tilted ancient seabeds. The hotel is within walking distance of the resort community of Banff.

Starting in 1911, a wholly new structure was built in stages to replace the 1888 hotel. Price's Shingle style-influenced wooden structure was replaced with a new building of concrete and faced with stone. The new building was designed by another American architect, Walter S. Painter.

Halfway up the internal staircase closest to the Bow Falls is found a noted painting of William Davidson felling trees on the Miramichi River during colonial times. Davidson, who had grown up in Moray, close to Banff, Scotland, was the first European settler in that area of Canada. The name borne by the Canadian city and the national park is derived from his native country. The painting of the pioneer is by the war artist Cyrus Cunoe (1879–1916), who executed a series of paintings for the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Banff Springs Hotel is also reputedly haunted. Stories suggest a woman dressed in her wedding gown lost her life on the staircase. There were candles on the staircase when the bride was walking up them, when suddenly her dress caught fire, in a panic she tripped and fell down the stairs, dying from a broken neck. Many people have reported seeing her ghost in full wedding gown, often dancing in the ballroom - Wikipedia

Taken in: Canada / Alberta / Banff (show map)

Taken on: May 5, 2014

Tags:

Banff

springs hotel

beautiful

alberta

canada

rocky

mountains

canadian

railways « less

Sets appears in: • Banff

Groups appears in: • ! 60-89 Faves (P1,A+F3) • ! 90+ Faves (P1,A+F3) more » • ! 30-59 Faves (P1,A+F3) • !! Fave it Up 150-230 (P1, A+F5) • **Heart Awards** (P.1 Award 5) Open - Sweeper present • ! !^Make Me Wonder Level 1 • ! !^Freedom Excellence 25+ Faves (Level 1) • ! !^Life's a Journey Level 1 • ! !^A Little Bit of Soap Level 1 • ! FavTop 50-99 (P1, A+F4) • ! FavTop 100-149 (P1, A+F4) • ! FavTop Plus 150+ (P1, A+F4) • THE LOOK level 1 RED • THE LOOK level 2 YELLOW • THE LOOK level 3 ORANGE • THE LOOK level 4 PURPLE • THE LOOK level 5 GREEN • THE LOOK level 6 BLUE • THE LOOK level 7 WHITE • Frame It! ~Level 01~ (P1/A5) • ! !^Life's a Journey Level 2 • 100 - 199 faves (add 1 - fave 2) • ! ! Flickr Active’s TOP photos – Level 1, P1/F+A3 • ! Flickr Active’s TOP photos – Level 2: the Excellent P1/F+A • TIP-TOP-FAV (100-199) only for photos that have 100-199 fav's « less

Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T2i, f/4.0, 1/500 sec, 55mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS REBEL T2i
Lens:	EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	55mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	+2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 11.0 Windows
Show full info

Stats: 26,814 views / 306 comments