Haiti: Fort Saint-Joseph / Virtual tour
Fort Saint-Joseph, a crucial defensive work in the Bay of Cap-Français during the French colonial period, is today accessible via an immersive virtual tour. Built in two stages in 1748 and 1774, it was part of a network of forts intended to control maritime passages. Under the command of General Henry Christophe in 1802, it was rendered unusable for the French expeditionary army by the explosion of its powder magazine and its entrance gate. The scars left by this event bear witness to the conflicts between the French mainland forces and those of the colony. Classified as national heritage in 1995, the fort has recently benefited from restoration work, thanks to collaboration between the public sector and local private funding.