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title: "El Tovar, Grand Canyon Village — GetMap"
description: "Its roof mixes two European house styles. Its roofline combines a Swiss chalet with a Norwegian villa, an unusual choice for a hotel on the canyon rim…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJq6qqqqpGM4cRf1JB-NDZZDY
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# El Tovar

Its roof mixes two European house styles

History · 🇺🇸 Grand Canyon Village · one place, one stop

![El Tovar, Grand Canyon Village](https://gpuvmfylzaflwxeawisb.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/assets/Quests/History/ChIJq6qqqqpGM4cRf1JB-NDZZDY.png?width=640&quality=70&resize=contain) +35 pts
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[Grand Canyon Village](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.0573981%2C-112.1375724&query_place_id=ChIJq6qqqqpGM4cRf1JB-NDZZDY)
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Its roofline combines a Swiss chalet with a Norwegian villa, an unusual choice for a hotel on the canyon rim. The Santa Fe Railway and Fred Harvey Company built it in 1905 from native stone and timber, with a broad, low form above the South Rim.

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