The National Palace was the official residence of the President of Haiti, located in Port-au-Prince, facing Place L'Ouverture near the Champs de Mars. Designed in 1912 by the Haitian architect Georges Baussan(1874-1958), it was severely damaged during a devastating earthquake in 2010, the ruins being demolished in 2012. In 2017 President Jovenel Moise announced that they will be commencing the rehabilitation of the national palace. Moise stated that the palace's exterior will look the same, but the interior will be modernized to fit the needs of a head of state in the coming years.
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