The ruins of the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Cathedral

• Haiti
• Port-au-Prince

Description

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, often called Port-au-Prince Cathedral was a cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Built between 1884 and 1914, it was dedicated on December 13, 1928, and became the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince. The cathedral was destroyed in the 12 January 2010 earthquake.

Before its destruction, the cupola of the north tower of the Cathedral served as the front lighthouse of a pair guiding mariners into Port-au-Prince harbor