Palais de la Belle Rivière

The Palais de la Belle Rivière (French pronunciation: [palɛ də la bɛl ʁivjɛʁ], lit. 'Palace of the Beautiful River') is a former palace in Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite, in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is also known as the ‘’palace of 365 doors’’ (French: Palais de 365 portes or French: Palais de trois cent soixante-cinq portes) although it does not have 365 doors. The palace was built for the first and last king of Haiti, Henri Christophe I. It overlooks the city center and the Artibonite River. Today, the palace ruins are in poor condition and deteriorating.

One kilometre east of the palace is the Crête-à-Pierrot fortress, where there was a major battle of the Haitian Revolution in March 1802.

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