Der Palast Von Sans-Souci in Milot, Haiti / The Palace of Sans-Souci in Milot, Haiti: Das Vergessene Potsdam Im Regenwald / The Untold Story of the Po

by Gauvin Alexander Bailey

One of the most mysterious buildings in the Western hemisphere, King Henri Christophe's lavish neoclassical palace in the rain forest, enthrones the small Haitian town of Milot. Begun less than a decade after the Haitian Revolution for independence (1804) by the first black African king in the Americas, this massive monument was built to showcase Haiti's power and self-confidence.

Despite its status as UNESCO World Heritage and a tourist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 342207466X
• ISBN13: 9783422074668
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Deutscher Kunstverlag
• Length: 200 Pages