construction of Sans-Souci Palace

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construction project historical event

The construction of Sans-Souci Palace was a major architectural project in early 19th-century Haiti that created King Henri Christophe’s opulent royal residence and symbol of Haitian independence and power.

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construction of Sans-Souci Palace canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf construction project ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque-influenced architecture ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
associatedBuilding Citadelle Laferrière, Haiti ⓘ
surface form: Citadelle Laferrière
associatedWith King of Haiti (North) ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Haiti (North)
associatedWithEvent consolidation of Henri Christophe’s rule in northern Haiti ⓘ
associatedWithTitle King of Haiti (North) ⓘ
surface form: King of Haiti
client Henri Christophe ⓘ
commissionedBy Henri Christophe ⓘ
country Haiti ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Black sovereignty ⓘ
symbol of the first Black republic ⓘ
endTime circa 1813 ⓘ
hasPart Sans-Souci Palace ⓘ
headOfStateDuringConstruction Henri Christophe ⓘ
heritageStatusRelatedToOutcome National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers)
historicalContext after the Haitian Revolution ⓘ
historicalPeriod post-independence Haiti ⓘ
includesFeature ceremonial halls ⓘ
formal gardens ⓘ
fountains ⓘ
grand staircases ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
influencedBy European royal palaces ⓘ
French colonial architecture ⓘ
laborSource corvée laborers ⓘ
formerly enslaved laborers ⓘ
locatedIn northern Haiti ⓘ
location Milot, Haiti ⓘ
materialUsed masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
partOf building program of Henri Christophe ⓘ
partOfBroaderProgram fortification and palace complex in northern Haiti ⓘ
patron Henri Christophe ⓘ
politicalFunction demonstration of independence from France ⓘ
projection of monarchical legitimacy ⓘ
purpose royal residence for King Henri Christophe ⓘ
symbol of Haitian independence ⓘ
symbol of royal power ⓘ
resultedIn Sans-Souci Palace as royal residence of Henri Christophe ⓘ
administrative and ceremonial center of the northern Haitian monarchy ⓘ
significance major architectural project in early 19th-century Haiti ⓘ
one of the most important royal residences in the Caribbean of its time ⓘ
significantYear 1811 ⓘ
startTime circa 1810 ⓘ
timePeriod early 19th century ⓘ

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Description of subject: The construction of Sans-Souci Palace was a major architectural project in early 19th-century Haiti that created King Henri Christophe’s opulent royal residence and symbol of Haitian independence and power.

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Henri Christophe → notableWork → construction of Sans-Souci Palace ⓘ