About this picture: Photographs of Fort Alexandre, a historic fort in Haiti built above the clouds of Port-au-Prince Haiti.
Named after Alexandre Petion, one of the forefathers of Haitian independence, Fort Alexandre, the twin battery to Fort Jacques was being built to over look the bay and thus provide a fortress above Port-au-Prince Bay.
Fort Alexandre was never finished.
(Middle of photo, taken at a distance from Fort Jaques)
About the photos in this category:
In order to protect the Port-au-Prince and the Cul-de-Ssac, two forts were built on top of the mountains near Boutilier Haiti .
Learn more about the Forts in Haiti in the haiti's historical monuments section of HaitiBio.com
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