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Before Sans-Souci was built, Milot used to be a French plantation that
Christophe managed for a period during the Haitian Revolution. Under his administration, the palace was the site of opulent feasts and dances. It had beautiful arts, immense gardens, artificial springs, and a system of waterworks.
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The whole building was already destroyed by the fire before firefighters arrived at the scene. Unfortunately, art objects and religious relics that were inside of the building were destroyed by the fire, and it was too late to save the building.
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is located in the northern department of Haiti and the palace is surrounded by mountains and the surrounding area is very rich in trees. The oldest palace is now a tourist attraction visited by people from around the world.
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arrived to stop the fire from spreading, the dome of the cathedral had collapsed and the rest of the building was already badly burnt. The dome collapsed, causing the loss of everything inside the building.
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