List of World Heritage sites in Haiti

Location of UNESCO World Heritage sites in Haiti

Haiti has one UNESCO World Heritage site, with a further one on the tentative list.

World Heritage sites

Site Image Location Year listed UNESCO data Description
National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers Nord Department 1982 180; iv, vi (cultural) Sans-Souci Palace was the royal residence constructed by King Henri I himself (better known as Henri Christophe) of Haiti), for him and his royal family consisting of Queen Marie-Louise and their two daughters. It was the most important of nine palaces built by the king, as well as fifteen châteaux, numerous forts, and sprawling summer homes on his twenty plantations.[1]

The Citadelle Laferrière, constructed by King Henri I, is a large mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti, and is the largest fortress in the Americas. The mountaintop fortress has itself become a national icon of Haiti, featured on currency, stamps, and tourist ministry posters.[2] The Buildings of Ramiers were among the first monuments constructed after the Haitian Revolution.[3]

Tentative list

The Tentative List is an inventory of important heritage and natural sites that a country is considering for inscription on the World Heritage List, thereby becoming World Heritage sites. The Tentative List can be updated at any time, but inclusion on the list is a prerequisite to being considered for inscription within a five- to ten-year period.[4]

Site Image Location Year listed UNESCO criteria Description
Historic Centre of Jacmel Sud-Est Department 2004 ii, iv (cultural) The colonial city of Jacmel was founded in 1698 over an ancient pre-Columbian village.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cheesman, Clive (2007). The Armorial of Haiti: Symbols of Nobility in the Reign of Henri Christophe. London: The College of Arms.
  2. ↑ "National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers". UNESCO World Heritage. 1982. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  3. ↑ "National History Park". World Heritage Site. 1982. Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  4. ↑ Historic Centre of Jacmel, UNESCO, retrieved 10 April 2015
  5. ↑ "UNESCO for Haiti: Making Culture a Motor for Reconstruction Haiti, the "land of a thousand colours"". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
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