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A 2010 map of Port-au-Prince, showing the location of the National Palace, which is labeled Palais National. The National Palace (French: Palais National; Haitian Creole: Palè nasyonal) was the official residence of the president of Haiti, located in the capital Port-au-Prince, facing Place L'Ouverture near the Champs de Mars. [1]
Sans Souci. Castle of King Christopher of Haiti, lithograph by Gottfried Küstner (1800–1864) from a work by Carl Ritter, published in 1836. Sans-Souci Palace in 1907. The Palace of Sans-Souci, or Sans-Souci Palace (French: Palais Sans Souci [palɛ sɑ̃ susi]), was the principal royal residence of Henry I, King of Haiti, better known as ...
Bois Verna is home to a number of gingerbread houses. [3]Maison Dufort, a house designed by Haitian architect Léon Mathon, one of the founders of the architectural style of the late 19th century, has undergone restoration since the 2010 Haiti earthquake with collaborative efforts from Belgium, California and local Haitians.
The Palace de la Belle Rivière (French: Palais de la Belle Rivière) is a former palace in Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite, in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is also known as the ‘’palace of 365 doors’’ ( French : Palais de 365 portes or French : Palais de trois cent soixante-cinq portes ) [ 1 ] although it does not have 365 ...
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Léogâne was at the epicenter of the 7.0 magnitude 12 January 2010 earthquake [1] and a United Nations assessment team that investigated three main towns near Port-au-Prince found that Léogâne was "the worst affected area" with 80 to 90% of buildings damaged and no remaining government infrastructure. [2] Nearly every concrete structure was ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — It's been a terrifying week for the people of Haiti, where gun battles between gangs and the police have gripped the capital, Port-au-Prince, and left bodies laying ...
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