Champ de Mars (Haiti)

Champ de Mars (Haitian Creole: Channmas) is the biggest public park in the downtown area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

[1] For much of Port-au-Prince’s history Champ de Mars was used for military parades, until 1912 where it was remodelled into a racetrack with wrought-iron viewing stands facing the National Palace.

Champs de Mars contains a number of statues of Haiti's founding fathers, including Toussaint Louverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Alexander Pétion and Henri Christophe.

[3] The Musée du Panthéon National Haïtien featuring Haitian history, art and culture is located at Champ de Mars.

A government project providing free public WIFI in the area was inaugurated In October 2018.