Best Mountaintop
Citadelle Laferrière is a mountain fortress near Milot in northern Haiti, built under Henri Christophe after Haiti’s independence to protect the new state against a possible French return. Construction took place in the early nineteenth century, and the complex includes bastions, artillery positions...
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UNESCO-listed mountaintop colossus acclaimed for scale, engineering, symbolism and dramatic setting, with difficult access and conservation concerns as limitations.
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The Citadelle Henry Christophe, also known as Citadelle Laferrière, is a nineteenth-century fortress on Pic Laferrière in northern Haiti. Henri Christophe commissioned it after the Haitian Revolution as a defensive installation for the independent state, and it was developed between 1805 and 1820 wi...
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Alternative name for Citadelle Laferrière, sharing its elite consensus for monumental scale, national symbolism, engineering and spectacular mountain setting.
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The Doi Inthanon Twin Chedis, officially named Naphamethanidon and Naphaphonphumisiri, are royal pagodas located near the summit of Thailand's highest mountain in Doi Inthanon National Park. The Thai Royal Air Force constructed them in the late 1980s and early 1990s to commemorate the 60th birthdays...
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Highly photogenic royal pagodas with exceptional gardens and mountain views, consistently popular despite modern construction, frequent mist, and ornate excess.
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