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Bicentenaire when it was founded - Port-au-Prince Haiti

Bicentenaire when it was founded - Port-au-Prince Haiti

This is what Bicentenaire looked like when is was founded in Port-au-Prince Haiti.

The name "Bicentenaire" came from The Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port-au-Prince, a world's fair held in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1949 to mark 200 years since Port-au-Prince was founded.

The area now known as Bicentenaire in Haiti is where fair took place. The first opening ceremony took place on December 8, 1949.

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