The iconic Iron Market (Marché en Fer) in Port-au-Prince was originally manufactured in France to serve as what?
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The Marché en Fer, with its distinctive minarets and red iron structure, was originally designed in Paris to serve as a railway station in Cairo, Egypt. When that deal collapsed, Haitian President Florvil Hyppolite purchased the structure in 1891 and had it shipped to Port-au-Prince piece by piece. Today, it stands as a bustling, colorful center of commerce and local craftsmanship. Photo: book by Jacques Nicolas Léger, photo uncredited, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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