Sans-Souci Palace

Palace of Sans-Souci
Native name
Palais Sans Souci (French)
Aerial view of the palace ruins
LocationMilot, Haiti
Coordinates19°36′17″N 72°13′07″W / 19.604692°N 72.218596°W / 19.604692; -72.218596
Built1813
Built forHenry I, King of Haiti
Demolished1842 (earthquake)
ArchitectPompée Valentin Vastey
Architectural style(s)Baroque
Official nameNational History Park - Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers
Designated1982 (6th session)
Reference no.180
RegionLatin America and the Caribbean
Sans-Souci Palace is located in Haiti
Sans-Souci Palace
Location of Palace of Sans-Souci in Haiti
Sans-Souci Palace, National History Park, Haiti.
king Henri Christophe I by Richard Evans, c. 1816
Sans-Souci Palace in 1836.
Sans Souci. Castle of King Christopher of Haiti, lithograph by Gottfried Küstner (1800–1864) from a work by Carl Ritter, published in 1836.
Sans-Souci Palace in 1907.

The Palace of Sans-Souci, or Sans-Souci Palace (French: Palais Sans Souci [palɛ sɑ̃ susi]), was the principal royal residence of Henry I, King of Haiti, better known as Henri Christophe. It is located in the town of Milot, approximately five kilometres (3 mi) northeast of the Citadelle Laferrière, and thirteen kilometres (8 mi) southwest of the Three Bays Protected Area. Being among the first buildings constructed in a free Haiti after the Haitian Revolution, the Palace and the neighboring Citadelle, are Haitian icons and global symbols of liberty, and were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1982.[1]

  1. ^ "National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 7 January 2023.