The Citadelle Henry I
Фильм және анимация
The Citadelle Laferrière located in northern Haiti, approximately 17 miles (27 km) south of the city of Cap-Haïtien and five miles (8 km) from the town of Milot. It is the largest fortress in the Americas and was designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Heritage Site in 1982-along with the nearby Sans-Souci Palace. The Citadel was built by Henri Christophe, after Haiti gained independence from France at the beginning of the 19th century. The massive stone structure was built by up to 20,000 workers between 1805 and 1820 as part of a system of fortifications designed to keep the newly-independent nation of Haiti safe from French incursions. Built several miles inland, and atop the 3,000 ft (910 m) Bonnet a L’Eveque mountain, to deter attacks and to provide a lookout into the nearby valleys. Cap-Haïtien and the adjoining Atlantic Ocean are visible from the roof of the fortress. Anecdotally, it is possible to sight the eastern coast of Cuba, some 90 miles (140 km) to the west, on clear days. The Haitians outfitted the fortress with 365 cannon of varying size. Enormous stockpiles of cannonballs still sit in pyramidal stacks at the base of the fortress walls. Since its construction, the fortress has withstood numerous earthquakes, though a French attack never came.
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If ever I win the Power ball, I will rebuild all of Haiti’s 49 forts and all the Palaces. Pray for me my people 🙏😀
@enicketienne5446
4 жыл бұрын
you got it you can do it
@dessalines5097
4 жыл бұрын
@@enicketienne5446, From your mouth to God's ear.
@kaonabonago7821
4 жыл бұрын
This has been a dream of mine. If Ayiti's conscious sons and daughters could all pitch in, we can make it happen. Let's do it. Men anpil, chaj pa lou.
This is breathtaking! Thank you Mr. Estime for recording and sharing this.
@haroldestime
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you !
Beautiful fortress , greetings from Peru 🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪
@josephinebournes8212
3 жыл бұрын
Machu Picchu is on my bucket list 🇭🇹🇺🇸💓🇵🇪
i really like what you do. show the prettiest face of Haiti. thank you
The citadel is very impressive. Sadly, Henri had no way of knowing that France's continued subjugation of Haiti would not come through the use of an invading army, but through foreign debt.
@jayyoung4534
4 жыл бұрын
@Juan...Yes. As the late movie star, Liz Taylor, stated while alive, "There's no deodorant like money." Besides, with France so far away, debt made for a better strategy.
@AntiFakeJewsRev2-9-0Zach9-6
4 жыл бұрын
Jean Jacques Dessalines would have put up with that weak garbage & that's why they took him out.. May his soul lives on Bahasham Ha'Mashiach Yashaya
@0Galva0
Жыл бұрын
I think Henri , only think in Himself. The Fortress is for protect him, not for protect Haiti.
@NeferkareDessalines
Жыл бұрын
@@0Galva0 Lies.
@0Galva0
Жыл бұрын
@@NeferkareDessalines If you want defend a country you defend the ports, cities, borders, main roads.... this fortress is far of all them. Only is near the palace.... and the road to the fortress is not for defend anymore is for you can´t arrive the fortress That´s your lies.
I am proud to be from the gut of Haitian people.
If I ever find myself in Haiti, this is the first place I would love to visit
@mundotech9293
4 жыл бұрын
Pipo
@ramonakearns2101
2 жыл бұрын
This is so amazing and beautiful
@Haitianwarrior
5 ай бұрын
This is in cap Haitian
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORK AND AMAZING DISPLAY!! MERCI ENCORE
this is the best most important historical monument of Haiti.
@haroldestime
5 жыл бұрын
I would go further and say in the Caribbean.
@toppr9579
5 жыл бұрын
@@haroldestime Agree. There is no other caribbean monument (along with Sans Souci palace) as majestic like this one. So often overlooked or unknown by many.
@mikeyohanna1197
5 жыл бұрын
@@haroldestime THE WORLD !!!! RESPECT FOR HAITI
@yangabeng
4 жыл бұрын
For blacks, I would say the citadel in the modern world, and the great pyramids in the ancient world!
@yungremTV
3 жыл бұрын
The emperors palace.
Soy haitianos desde Santo Domingo República Dominicana viva haiti para siempre viva haiti
Men peyim nan wi🤗🤗
The history behind this castle is great and Powerful on how it was built up on the mountains, makes me say Waw!!!
I visited this place in the late 80s, while on a volunteer work project to Haiti. Took many pictures back then. Nice to compare my pictures to this video. Good job !!
@jdmleroy
5 жыл бұрын
@wendy louis Lay off the ganja sweetie - you not be making any sense
@jdmleroy
5 жыл бұрын
@wendy louis Where did I say that I had anything to do with building this????? I visited it in the 80s and took some pictures, and said that whoever did the video, did a good job of it. As I'll say again, lay off the ganja sweetie - it's messing with your common sense.
French blood was put to good use. To build my home
Félicitations à Harold Estimé pour ce film que je considère comme le plus beau de tous ceux que j'ai vus sur le sujet. Je suis un natif de Milot et je ne sais plus combien de fois j'ai visité La Citadelle. Quant au Palais Sans-Souci, c'était comme ma deuxième résidence... Je suis fier de recommander le visionnement de votre film à mes amis Haïtiens et Étrangers. Bravo! Claude Bélizaire
@haroldestime
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Claude, I'm going back this summer to do more filming.
@annellee7354
6 жыл бұрын
Great job
It always been my dream to visit Citadelle.
@haroldestime
6 жыл бұрын
Yes go and visit and experience its magnificence !
Ilove you Haiti for ever
lile d'ayiti🇭🇹Ocap cheri.love you.
superb. every black person in the Diaspora, and in the world should come, and pay respects to what was accomplished in Haiti! let it motivate us to rise again! Up ye mighty race. You can accomplish what ye will!
@ps-kc8ye
6 жыл бұрын
nakia thank you god bless you!
@andredelva4751
6 жыл бұрын
Nakia Hinkle s
@machacapie2526
6 жыл бұрын
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@WilliamGarrow
6 жыл бұрын
Os W Rising up doesn't mean war. Rising up means building. Infrastructure education etc.
@josephlindor3708
4 жыл бұрын
Os W, you think it's that easy ain.we are the alpha and the omega branch. ayiti will alway's belong to aba.
MAGNIFIQUE.
@haroldestime
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks you
HAITIAN POWER !!!!
@shanejr4288
4 жыл бұрын
African 💪🏿
Spectacular !!!
Thank you. Beautiful video.
BEST CITADELLE BEST FORT BEST OEUVRE DES ANCETRES HAITI 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇺🇳 CHERIE BICOLORE NOTRE CHERE HAITÍ ⭐⭐⭐🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇺🇳🇺🇳🇺🇳
Lady haiti good job 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹
Beautifull RD.
going to visit sometime next summer. Got to get a new knee first. Always been fascinated by citadels and fortresses.
@bernajean1828
7 жыл бұрын
our ancestors did better things
Amazing and interesting!!
Proud to be a Haitian from Cap-Haitien......The real sons of our beloved King Henry Christophe........HAITI 100%
@BananaGamingYT
4 жыл бұрын
gilgabe I’ve been there before.
Men peyim nan wi❤❤
vive haiti
I will definitely live there
I love you haiti .fier detre haitienne
@bastianx5801
5 жыл бұрын
Cute
@faustinmilien9408
4 жыл бұрын
Mw renmen sa anpil felisitasyon bb
@josephinebournes8212
3 жыл бұрын
Pour toujours
I’ve been there! It was so much fun!! Me and my family went for a mission trip last year! It was a trip of a life time!!
viva Haiti para siempre arriva arriva Haiti para siempre viva Haiti
Great video!!
@haroldestime
6 жыл бұрын
thanks !
Ayiti gen bagay se chef yo ki pa panse ak moun depi pòch yo plen yo fini
@guerdacherestal8367
3 жыл бұрын
🙏 oumet di sa fo frem
Bellísimo!
I like and learn from your videos
Shalom brother u doing good work, all praises to the MOST HIGH
Beautiful Haiti 🇭🇹 proud haitian to be 💘💖💗💞💓💕💋💋
Very impressive
Just amazing
THIS IS BREATH TAKING, IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING WHAT BLACK PEOPLE CAN DO WHEN WE COME TOGETGER.
@yangabeng
4 жыл бұрын
yeah, the pyramids, the citadel,........and force labor to build the western world!
@dariusgreysun
2 жыл бұрын
@@yangabeng black people didnt build the pyramids...lmfao
so beautiful.my next trip to Haiti
Bel bagay
our people build world wonder but they hidden truth of slaves who built this wonder on a mountain
@michelphilistin596
6 жыл бұрын
Cedric Smith Haiti
@pikenova48
4 жыл бұрын
Our people are just as bright and intelligent as any other people!!
THANK YOU HAROLD ESTIME
Awesome!
@jonathanmelodylouima2089
6 жыл бұрын
Reparación nou mande avk subel trezo sa a nou qen lakay nou presidan jovenel sel ou men'm ki ka fe sa pou pèp ayitien
@jonathanmelodylouima2089
6 жыл бұрын
Mwen pwal fe yon bel estaurant an lè a pou m ka vanne avk touris yo
Haiti the father and mother of freedom I salute and honor thee and u shall rise again Ase
@yvettepierrelouis8254
Жыл бұрын
Thanks❤️🇭🇹
The most important historical country in the Americas is Ayiti. Peyi istorik ki pi enpòtan nan Amerik la se Ayiti.
@TemplarX2
3 жыл бұрын
What did you write? "Historical country that is more important than the US. Haiti that is." Holy shiat. I can read Haitian Creole and I read that fast too. I assure you, I'm not Haitian but I'm fluent in French. In the same way I can oddly naturally read Portuguese, Spanish and Italian and all Germanic languages (because I'm also fluent in English).
@kaonabonago7821
3 жыл бұрын
@@TemplarX2 AYITI is historically more important than the US because: 1. It was the first State that embodies liberty and human rights in the Americas in 1804, while the US was too busy trading humans up to the late 1860s. 2. It is the first State to abolish the enslavement trade. 3. It is the State that helped many of the South American Countries in their fight for liberty 4 AND even Mexico Lastly, the USA is not the Americas, but one country within the Continent of America 6:19 AM · May 5, 2021·Twitter Web App
@kaonabonago7821
3 жыл бұрын
The USA needs to clarify the matter as all people in the countries within the continent of America, north, south, west, east, are Americans
j'aime mon pays trés beaux c'est la belle vie
An historic place noteworthy for love shared and well deserved whose value recognize by many is more than eyes can see, ears can listen, nostrils can breathe and our members can touch in one life time alone
@haroldestime
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Wilfred Amisial hope all is well with you and family. This is Harold Estime and I'm producing a documentary on the Citadel and Christophe and I really like your comment is it possible to get your email to send you more info about the documentary, my email is: abestime@gmail.com hope to hear from you soon and thanks you for your comment !
Good image
Unfortunately the Citadelle was never intended to protect from the French army but instead to protect Henry from his fellow comrades in case of a power struggle which eventually came soon as the French departed. This structure was to be his last refuge if his northern kingdom was to be overwhelmed by the southerners
El mejor arquitectura del Caribe
Haiti chérie tu occupes mon cœur!
WOW!,......QUE MONUMENTO ..IMPRESIONANTE LA CITADELLE ,..EN HAITHI,....ME GUSTARÍA VOLAR CON MI PARAMOTOR ESA ZONA,..
Ayiti peyi De Dieu
Milot liye ui la!!
Nice drone views of a historic citadel Accompanied with a historic piece from Beethoven " MoonLight Sonata"
Wow
Hoo gade yon bel ti peyi gwo tet yo ap maltretel
Such an amazing work! I wonder if it's posible to use 10 sec of this in my upcoming short film.
@haroldestime
6 жыл бұрын
yes ! just credit Harold F Estime drone shot
@learnitall2043
6 жыл бұрын
Sure ! Thanks - Gracias- Merci !
Love you milot
👑 henry and jean jacques should have made their capital
African genius pure and splendid.
@zico739
7 жыл бұрын
vert442 Not African, HAITIAN.
@vert442
7 жыл бұрын
Izoto and how did they get to Haiti. You ppl still on that divide and conquer.
@vert442
7 жыл бұрын
Izoto if you take a giraffe to canada does it become a Canadian giraffe. Ethnicity and race are different. you and you ilk keep black ppl divide. to quote marcus garvey you dont give up a continent. for a piece of an island. idiot
@zico739
7 жыл бұрын
vert442 That's not how it works. I feel dumber just for reading that, a new level of stupid. I hope you're not black.
@vert442
7 жыл бұрын
Izoto your were dumb before you got on this and you leave as you came dumb. Nice try lol.
Alejo Carpentier book brought me here...
Tears down on my cheek
gade Yn Bel pays nou genyen .epi gwo antet yo pa vlel mache si bondye te touye yo li tap bn wi
I have always had a horror of this country, mainly because the images I have always seen have always been of very impoverished people, stories of gangs & murder & a general digusting level of human behavior - no wonder so many people are desperate to get out of there. Nobody ever talks of the beauty of the place, the amazing possibilities this gorgeous landscape could have for the people given half a chance at sorting out the problems of food insecurity & other issues the ordinary people have to struggle with. I know Barbados pretty well & this place is huge compared to that little island, yet look at the difference in development & attitudes between the 2 places - no comparison ! Time for something very positive to happen for this place, it seemed to be possible at one time but I feel very sorry for those trying hard to make a decent life there with so many problems of crime & poverty right now. The world owes this beautiful country much help !!!
@andrepaul7020
Жыл бұрын
I’m Haitian. We don’t need sympathy. We need to be left alone. But foreign governments keep messing with us. Just like the do the Black Americans
I could never forget this place after going on a steep hill for hours I was dead for the next few months would not go back without transportation but other than that it was beautiful
@7thNoteOfficial
Жыл бұрын
So the question remains how did they build this if you struggle just to walk
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so making castles and work the citadelle henry I When Covers an area of 108,000 square feet and work
la classe
I hope one day, a president like Jovenel think about to rebuild Sans- Sousis!
@shanejr4288
4 жыл бұрын
Never touch history. You dumb fuck
🙏🏾👍🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾🌹
haiti good
🙏🙏🙏🔺🔺🔺👁👁👁Ayiti
wow what is this place! !
Gouveneman te ka ofri palais a avek youn millionaire or agency pou reparer reconstrire, palais ya. Gouveneman te ka resevoir yon bon salaire. Fel tounin Youn bon place byen securize pou tourists vizitez. Trop lagent ap gaspiye Ayiti. Palais sa ka bay payi Haiti millions de dollars. Palais ya ap finn craze.
❤💙🌹
This is the real Game of Thrones.
Not bad.
TARTARIA ?
Tartarian or Moorish ?
wow only three comments
🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🌻🌻
Superbe🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹!,
@haroldestime
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you !
❤❤❤❤❤❤♚♛
Santo cobra el mejor de
We know Henry commissioned the fort I’d like to learn about those who actually built it the slaves and the engineers and architects
🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹
Odson ki nan kay la
Caphaitien good
First republic
🔱
GO BLACK GOD KINGS GO! HALLELU-YAH!..B1
Alaso
This is Haiti