Destined for Egypt in 1889, the market's French-built minarets became Haiti's when the sale to a Cairo train station fell through and President Florvil Hyppolite bought the massive cast iron structures as part of his plan to modernize the city.
One side was destroyed in a 2008 fire. The January 12 2010 earthquake leveled the rest.
It has been rebuilt and opened January 2011.
Haiti's Iron Market (rebuilt)
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By WacoKidd110 @ 2011-03-10 12:38:45
