By clicking Photography, people who love to go on an adventure to discover the beauty and the uniqueness of life around them would find in Labadee, Haiti, a fascinating place to visit.  A visit to the Citadelle Laferriere also brings back memories of the proud history of Haiti and the late 1700s glorious revolution that led to the independence of the first enslaved nation in the world and second in the Americas after the United States.

The Citadelle history

The Citadelle of Haiti, nicknamed the eighth world wonder, is considered the number one fortress in the entire Caribbean. There is also the Citadelle of Quebec, Canada.  According to the legend, the Haitian fortress matches the pyramid of Egypt and even surpasses the Great Wall of China.  What makes it famous are its historic significance, its location, and its architecture.

Built in Milot by King Henri Christophe in the early 1800s, the Citadelle, equipped with mortars and cannons, served as a monitoring post.  Its purpose was to repulse any eventual French return for the re-enslavement of the people of Haiti.  Perched on a mountaintop at 5 miles high, the Citadelle offers a panoramic view of most of Haiti’s northern geographic department.  In case another war broke out with the French, the Citadelle would give the indigenous troops the upper hand.

Citadelle, a world tourist attraction
Tourists visit the Citadelle, like the Pyramids of Egypt or the Great Wall of China, or any other extraordinary tourist site.  It is a fortress that draws the attention and the curiosity of historians, researchers and regular tourists alike.  By the way, the French never returned.  The Citadelle has served since then as a masterpiece, a tourist site, and a place where writers find inspiration and historians a trove of historical facts about the first black nation that defeated the French, a colonial power.  By the way, my other blog was a school project that I have linked to this blog.