Bulletin de l'ISPAN, No 29: The Ramiers redoubts, the auxiliary defence works of the National History Park
Summary: The Bulletin de l'ISPAN, No 29, of 1 October 2011. The issue covers The Ramiers redoubts, the auxiliary defense works of the National History Park. The Bulletin is the publication of Haiti's national heritage institute, which documents the country's built heritage monument by monument, its state of conservation and the work carried out on it. 8 pages.
Key Findings
- The issue presents the Ramiers redoubts as auxiliary defensive works tied to the Citadelle Henry and the National History Park.
- It describes the plateau of Ramiers as a potential weak approach to the Citadelle's southern flank and explains why independent redoubts were placed there.
- The article states that the redoubts were designed to defend themselves on all four faces and to support one another, though visual links between them were not perfect.
- The site also includes the exterior powder magazine, the Ramiers battery, a guardhouse, a lime kiln, barracks, a palace-associated ruin and four redoubts.
- The bulletin reports UNESCO special envoy Michaelle Jean's September 2011 heritage visits and ISPAN presentations on culture and reconstruction.
- It also reports the centenary commemoration of Antenor Firmin's death in Cap-Haitien and corrects an attribution error from the previous issue.
Full Description
The Bulletin de l'ISPAN, No 29, of 1 October 2011. The issue covers The Ramiers redoubts, the auxiliary defense works of the National History Park. The Bulletin is the publication of Haiti's national heritage institute, which documents the country's built heritage monument by monument, its state of conservation and the work carried out on it. 8 pages.
How to cite
Institute for the Protection of National Heritage (ISPAN), 2011, Bulletin de l'ISPAN, No 29: The Ramiers redoubts, the auxiliary defence works of the National History Park, https://www.dloc.com/AA00065766/00020