The Delta Bessborough is one of Canada's grand railway hotels built for Canadian National Railway.
The hotel was initially designed John S. Archibald, although John Schofield would take over after Archibald's death.
The building was designed in a Châteauesque-style, with further inspiration drawn from castles in Bavaria.
The heavy use of the Châteauesque architectural style on a number of early grand railway hotels in the country eventually led to its recognition as a distinct Canadian architectural style by the 1920s.
In an effort to capitalize on this sentiment, the designs for the hotel were made to emphasize its Châteauesque features, through the increased use of medieval elements.

Châteauesque features found on the hotel include oriel windows, rounded turrets, quoins, string courses, and machicolations on the hotel's walls.
The roof of the hotel features Gothic Revival dormers with carved tympana are spread throughout.
A variety of different grotesque are also spread throughout the building.
Materials used in construction were of Canadian origin, including Tyndall stone from Manitoba, brick from the Claybank Brick Plant in Claybank, Saskatchewan, and tiles from Estevan, Saskatchewan.
The interior of the hotel features ceiling moulds, plaster reliefs, and terrazzo floors.
The Delta Bessborough is one of Canada's grand railway hotels built for Canadian National Railway. The hotel was initially designed John S. Archibald, although John Schofield would take over after Archibald's death. The building was designed in a Châteauesque-style, with further inspiration drawn from castles in Bavaria. The heavy use of the Châteauesque architectural style on a number of early grand railway hotels in the country eventually led to its recognition as a distinct Canadian architectural style by the 1920s. In an effort to capitalize on this sentiment, the designs for the hotel were made to emphasize its Châteauesque features, through the increased use of medieval elements.
Châteauesque features found on the hotel include oriel windows, rounded turrets, quoins, string courses, and machicolations on the hotel's walls. The roof of the hotel features Gothic Revival dormers with carved tympana are spread throughout. A variety of different grotesque are also spread throughout the building. Materials used in construction were of Canadian origin, including Tyndall stone from Manitoba, brick from the Claybank Brick Plant in Claybank, Saskatchewan, and tiles from Estevan, Saskatchewan. The interior of the hotel features ceiling moulds, plaster reliefs, and terrazzo floors.
Delta Bessborough