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In Aftermath of Earthquake, Haiti Builds Toward Brighter Future

September 15, 2011

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GHF has been investigating a multi-year project of historic monument conservation, community development, training and cultural heritage revitalization for the National History Park of Haiti, inscribed in 1982 as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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ICOMOS Releases New Heritage At Risk Report

May 18, 2011

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The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) recently released Heritage at Risk, a global report on endangered monuments and sites around the world.

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On the Verge

Citadelle Laferriere and Sans-Souci Palace, Haiti

Versailles of the Caribbean: Royal Residence of King Henri I

October 26, 2010

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The Citadelle Laferrière (or Citadelle Henri Christophe) is a large mountaintop fortress located in northern Haiti. Constructed in the early 19th century, it is the largest fortress in the Americas, and one of Haiti’s greatest national symbols. The Palace of Sans-Souci (translated from French as “without worry”) was the royal residence of King Henri until his suicide on its grounds in 1820. Today, the palace is mostly in ruins as the result of a major earthquake in 1842, but before its destruction was regarded by many as the Caribbean equivalent of France’s Palace of Versailles.

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