Citadelle Henry

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Citadelle Henry is a massive 19th-century mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti, built after the Haitian Revolution and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Citadelle Henry canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century fortress ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
mountaintop fortress ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Citadelle Henri Christophe ⓘ
Citadelle Laferrière ⓘ
architecturalStyle military architecture ⓘ
builtAfter Haitian Revolution ⓘ
builtFor defense of newly independent Haiti ⓘ
constructionEnd 1820 ⓘ
constructionStart 1805 ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Haiti ⓘ
designedToDefendAgainst French invasion ⓘ
elevation approximately 900 metres above sea level ⓘ
governingBody Government of Haiti ⓘ
hasFeature bastions ⓘ
cannon emplacements ⓘ
cisterns ⓘ
storehouses ⓘ
thick defensive walls ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Département du Nord ⓘ
Massif du Nord ⓘ
northern Haiti ⓘ
locatedNear Cap-Haïtien ⓘ
Milot ⓘ
locatedOn Bonnet à l’Evêque mountain ⓘ
materialUsed mortar ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter Henri Christophe ⓘ
nearbySite Ramiers structures ⓘ
Sans-Souci Palace ⓘ
overlooks Cap-Haïtien ⓘ
partOf Haitian national heritage ⓘ
National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers ⓘ
purpose military defense ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
significance symbol of Haitian independence ⓘ
symbol of resistance to colonial powers ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1982 ⓘ
UNESCORegion Latin America and the Caribbean ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iv) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 180 ⓘ
visitorAttractionStatus major tourist destination in Haiti ⓘ

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Citadelle Laferrière → alsoKnownAs → Citadelle Henry ⓘ
subject linked to: Citadelle Laferrière, Haiti