National Palace (Haiti)

The National Palace or the Presidential Palace ( Palais French national, Palais presidentiel ) in Port -au -Prince was the seat of the Head of State of Haiti.

It was a four -bladed system with a central section and two courtyards. The architect of the building was designed in 1912 Georges H. Baussan ( 1874-1958 ). The earthquake in Haiti on 12 January 2010, the upper floors collapsed into itself. For a reconstruction of the building France has offered his help.

On September 7, 2012, the demolition of the ruins began. The construction of the building is similar to the old ones, but are built earthquake-proof ..