Le Marron Inconnu

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Le Marron Inconnu de Port au prince, shortened as Le Marron Inconnu (French pronunciation: [lə ma.ʁɔ̃ ɛ̃.kɔ.ny], "The Unknown Maroon"), also called Neg Marron or Nèg Mawon (Haitian Creole pronunciation: [nɛɡ ma.ʁɔ̃], "Maroon Man"), is a bronze statue of a runaway slave, better known as a maroon, sta

nding in the center of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Completed on September 22, 1967 by Haitian architect Albert Mangonès, the statue is regarded as a symbol of black liberation; commemorating in particular, the rallying cry that sparked the Haitian Revolution and the abolishment of slavery. Situated across from the National Palace, it is the nation's most iconic representation of the struggle for freedom.

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Nearby

Musée du Panteón National musei · 0.2 km away
Palazzo Nazionale palace · 0.2 km away
Campionato CONCACAF 1973 attraction · 0.3 km away
cattedrale di Port-au-Prince cathedral · 0.4 km away
Musée National d'Art d'Haïti musei · 0.7 km away
University Notre Dame of Haiti university · 2 km away
Fort Dimanche prison · 3 km away
Université Caraïbe university · 3 km away