Unveiling of returned Roaring Lion portrait underlines importance to Château Laurier, city and “free world.”
Ottawa’s Fairmont Château Laurier threw a homecoming party Friday to celebrate the return of a famous Winston Churchill portrait by renowned photographer Yousuf Karsh that was stolen in 2022. Italian lawyer Nicola Cassinelli, who unwittingly bought the stolen portrait from a Sotheby’s catalogue, wrote a letter that was read out during the private ceremony. “I had it hanging in my...
Architecture students hope to bring a “spark of energy” to Château Laurier addition
Third-year architecture students at Carleton University will be sharing their visions for the Château Laurier addition at an exhibition on Dec. 8 and 9.