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Citadelle Laferrière
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Citadelle Laferrière

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Wonder Type: Cultural
Country: Haiti
Description:
The Citadelle Laferrière or, Citadelle Henry Christophe, or simply the Citadelle, is a large mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti, located on top of the mountain Bonnet a L'Eveque. It is one of the largest fortresses in the Americas and was designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Heritage Site in 1982—along with the nearby Sans-Souci Palace. The mountaintop fortress has itself become an icon of Haiti. The Citadel was built by Henri Christophe, a key leader during the Haitian slave rebellion (1791-1804), after Haiti gained independence from France at the beginning of the 19th century. [More Details]
This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Citadelle Laferrière", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.