List of World Heritage Sites in Haiti

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

World Heritage Sites

The table lists information about each World Heritage Site:

Name; as listed by the World Heritage Committee
Location; with co-ordinates provided by UNESCO
Period; time period of significance, typically of construction
UNESCO data; Site reference number, the year the site was inscribed on the World Heritage List, and the criteria it was listed under
Description; brief description of the site
Name Image Department Date UNESCO data Description
Sans-Souci Palace Nord 19th century (1810-1813) 180, (1982), iv, vi 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]
Citadelle Laferrière Nord 19th century-1820 180, (1982), iv, vi Constructed by King Henri I, the Citadelle Laferrière 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]
Buildings of Ramiers Nord 19th century-1820 180, (1982), iv, vi Along with the constructions of Sans-Souci Palace and the Citadelle, 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]

Name Image Department Date UNESCO data Description
Historic Centre of Jacmel Sud-Est 1698 1947, (2004), ii, iv 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. 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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