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Palazzo SAN Souci
Architecture in the Caribbean
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The SAN Souci Palace in Haiti (Photograph by James P. Blair, National Geographic) has been described as "the Caribbean's.
The Palace of Versailles
".
- Chinese name
- Palazzo SAN Souci
- Foreign name
- Photograph by James P. Blair, National Geographic
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- Caribbean
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- . The Palazzo SAN Souci was once magnificent, but it was reduced to rubble by an earthquake in 1842.
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Haiti
Sometimes referred to as the "Versailles of the Caribbean", the Sans Souci Palace was built by freed slaves in the early 19th century as the royal palace of King Henry Christopher I. In 1820,
black people
A great uprising broke out, forcing Christopher I to hide in the palace and eventually commit suicide. The Palazzo SAN Souci was once magnificent, but it was reduced to rubble by an earthquake in 1842.
On the basis of
Global Heritage Fund
Today, the condition of the Palazzo SAN Souci has deteriorated dramatically due to poor drainage and neglect by the management. According to Morgan, Haitian authorities poured millions of dollars into rebuilding the SAN Souci Palace in an attempt to pass
tourism
Drive the local
economy
The development of... "The problem is that if you don't maintain it properly, the palace will lose its value and tourists will stop coming," he said.
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