These Haitian monuments date from the beginning of the 19th century, when Haiti proclaimed its independence. The Palace of Sans Souci, the buildings at Ramiers and, in particular, the Citadel serve as ...

Firelei Báez created an immersive installation of the lost Haitian palace Sans Souci. Haitian historian Marlene Daut ruminates on what the castle's ghost means during a turbulent year in Haiti.

With 500 ha of parks and 150 buildings constructed between 1730 and 1916, Potsdam's complex of palaces and parks forms an artistic whole, whose eclectic nature reinforces its sense of uniqueness. It ...

Sans-Souci Palace was once the home of King Henri Christophe I of Haiti, a former slave who became a key leader in the 1804 Haitian Revolution, when the small nation gained independence from France.

This was the first time in the past 30 years that a Director-General had visited the site, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1982 and comprising, in addition to the Citadel - which rises like ...

Haiti's Sans-Souci Palace, once considered the Versailles of the Caribbean, is seldom visited. But Bojan Kveder was determined to fulfil a long-held dream and see the place for himself.

Sans-Souci Palace (Courtesy J. Cameron Monroe). Archaeological digs have been rare in Haiti because of its political and civil instability. But last summer, a team led by J. Cameron Monroe of the ...

These Haitian monuments date from the beginning of the 19th century, when Haiti proclaimed its independence. The Palace of Sans Souci, the buildings at Ramiers and, in particular, the Citadel serve as ...

Haiti's Sans-Souci Palace, once considered the Versailles of the Caribbean, is seldom visited. But Bojan Kveder was determined to fulfil a long-held dream and see the place for himself.

Haiti's Sans-Souci Palace, once considered the Versailles of the Caribbean, is seldom visited. But Bojan Kveder was determined to fulfil a long-held dream and see the place for himself.