Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Port-au-Prince

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de L'Assomption), better known as the Port-au-Prince Cathedral (French: Cathédrale de Port-au-Prince), was a cathedral located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti built between 1884 and 1914 and would be consecrated until 1928. It was destroyed during the January 12, 2010 Earthquake. Destruction During the Earthquake, the roof and the bell towers collapsed, except for the waIIs which resisted, at that moment the nunciature and the archiepiscopal offices would collapse where Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot and Vicar General Charles Beniot would die. Reconstruction In 2012, the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince together with Faith & Form magazine launched an international competition on the reconstruction of the cathedral, which was won by the Puerto Rican architect Segundo Cardona who planned to use the old building for the reconstruction of this new cathedral. the construction is still in a state of ruins. References Other websites Vander Brug, Brian. "Panorama: Destruction at Notre Dame Cathedral of Port-au-Prince (Click and drag within the image to navigate. The panorama was created by combining multiple photographs taken consecutively.)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-01-21. The Construction and the Deterioration of a National Treasure: Port-au-Prince Cathedral Image of the destroyed cathedral