The Citadelle

The Citadelle history
The Citadelle, nicknamed the eighth world wonder, is the number one fortress in the entire Caribbean  It matches the pyramid of Egypt and even surpasses the Great Wall of China.  What makes it famous is 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.  The purpose was to counterattack or repulse any French’s return for the re-enslavement of the people of Haiti. 

 Citadelle, a world tourist attraction
Tourists visit the Citadelle as the Pyramid of Egypt or the Great Wall of China or any extraordinary tourist sites.  It is a historic monument that draws the attention and the curiosity of historians, researchers and regular tourists alike.

Location and importance

The Citadelle is located on the top of a hill.  Perched at thousands of feet high, it offers a panoramic view of most of the northern department.  In case another war broke out with the French, the Citadelle would give the indigenous troops the upper hand.  This particular fighting advantage would mean nothing today because of the French advanced air power. Now the French could sit at home, push a button and bomb the Citadelle to rubbles. 

The French never returned, and the Citadelle serves since then as the beauty of Haiti, a tourist site and a place where writers get their inspirations and historians a niche of facts and old history of the first black nation to defeat a colonial power to write about.

The Citadelle has an architecture so complex that it is hard to reproduce it.  It is the ancient design, the achievement of African former slaves. 

The Citadelle is a gold mine.  It is frequently visited, and it brings money to the government.  It also creates jobs and opportunities for the locals.