Sans Souci
The palace at Sans Souci was built to rival the Palace of Versailles in Paris. It sits at the foot of the Citadelle high enough to see Cap Haitien and the sea. The complex includes two palaces, for the king and the queen, a hospital, a school, a cathedral and extensive stables and outhouses. It is here that King Henri Christophe is said to have committed suicide. Roi Christophe foresaw the fall of the North and before his death witnessed the desertion of his troops who returned to Port au Prince. Shortly after his death the Kingdom of the north fell, his wife returned to her native Genoa, and the palace was ransacked. The palace was destroyed by the earthquake in 1842 and has lain empty since.
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