Architectural Remnants and Mythical Traces of the Haitian Revolution:

The architectural remnants of the Haitian Revolution, specifically the Citadelle Laferrière and Sans-Souci Palace, reveal mythical traces that encapsulate the dual narratives of enslaved insurgents and their colonizers. Built under King Henri Christophe's reign (1811–1820), these neoclassical structures lack documented architects or construction records, yet they symbolize the ephemeral condition of insurgency. Minosh argues that these edifices represent an attempt to solidify in architecture the political space forged by enslaved people outside colonial terms, while also reflecting the colonizer's fear of insurrection threatening France’s mercantile economy. The study employs literary and mythical traces to interpret these artifacts as architectural instantiations of revolutionary mythos, offering a unique lens on Haiti's first independent black nation.

Minosh, P. (2018). Architectural Remnants and Mythical Traces of the Haitian Revolution: Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 77(4), 410–427. https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2018.77.4.410