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1810-00-00: (Christophe Initiates Construction of Sans-Souci, the Palace in Milot Designed to Rival Versailles, Built to Project the Potential Wealth and Civ…

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1810-00-00: (Christophe Initiates Construction of Sans-Souci, the Palace in Milot Designed to Rival Versailles, Built to Project the Potential Wealth and Civilization of a Black Nation to a World That Refused to Acknowledge Either): In 1810, Henri Christophe initiated construction of Sans-Souci, the royal palace in the valley below the Citadel near the town of Milot. Designed by Chéri Warloppe and built between 1810 and 1813, the palace’s name means “without worry” in French and was intended to mirror the grandeur of Versailles. Sans-Souci was not merely a residence but an argument: that a Black nation, governed by a formerly enslaved man, could produce architecture, culture, and wealth worthy of comparison with the finest courts of Europe. The palace would stand until 1842, when a massive earthquake destroyed much of the structure along with nearby Cap-Haïtien. Together with the Citadel and the buildings of Ramiers, the ruins of Sans-Souci form Haiti’s National History Park, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982, the only such site in Haiti.