Haiti Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Architecture=== [[File:Sans-Souci Palace, National History Park, Haiti.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Sans-Souci Palace, National History Park, Haiti]] {{See also|List of World Heritage Sites in the Caribbean}} Monuments include the [[Sans-Souci Palace]] and the [[Citadelle Laferrière]], inscribed as a [[World Heritage Site]] in 1982.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/180 |title=National History Park – Citadel, Sans the great Souci, Ramiers |publisher=UNESCO |access-date=23 January 2010}}</ref> Situated in the Northern [[Massif du Nord]], in the [[National History Park]], the structures date from the early 19th century.<ref name="heritage">{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/579 |title=Heritage in Haiti |date=20 January 2010 |publisher=UNESCO |access-date=23 January 2010}}</ref> The buildings were among the first built after Haiti's independence from France. <!---needs merger with above paragraph---> The [[Citadelle Laferrière]], the largest fortress in the Americas, is located in northern Haiti. It was built between 1805 and 1820 and is today referred to by some Haitians as the [[eighth wonder of the world]].<ref name="Reading Eagle">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19780129&id=BN4hAAAAIBAJ&pg=5745,4456684|title=Haiti's Citadelle Described As 8th Wonder of the World|editor=United Press International|page=40|date=29 January 1978|publisher=Reading Eagle|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref> The [[Institut de Sauvegarde du Patrimoine National|Institute for the Protection of National Heritage]] has preserved 33 historical monuments and the historic center of Cap-Haïtien.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haiti.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=121&Itemid=90 |title=Institut de Sauvegarde du Patrimoine National |publisher=Haiti.org |access-date=24 July 2013}}</ref> [[Jacmel]], a colonial city that was tentatively accepted as a World Heritage Site, was extensively damaged by the 2010 earthquake.<ref name="heritage" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page