Center Finishes Chef’s Hut, Tahitian Temple
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Del.icio.usPolynesian Cultural Center has completed and opened two new structures for its Tahiti village:The Fare Potee (chief’s hut) and Marae (ancient temple).
“Now, more than ever, guests will be able to experience ancient Tahiti,” said Raymond Mariteragi, Cultural Islands manager at PCC. “The Fare Potee and Marae were major pillars in any Tahitian village, and the completion of these in our own village is a significant milestone that will help enhance guests’ experience and cultural understanding.”
In ancient Tahiti, the Fare Potee was a larger type of house reserved for chiefs or nobles. The size of the house represented the rank of the owner the bigger the house, the higher the rank. The Marae was built for high chiefs to signify their importance and power.
The two structures are part of the second of three stages in the center’s renovation phases for its Tahiti village.
“The chief’s hut took about two to three months to (complete),” explained Mariteragi. “As far as the ancient temple, it took eight to nine months to gather 3,200 river stones from the valley of Papenoo, Tahiti; another two months to clean and fumigate them, and finally, a little over a month to ship it to Hawaii, and two to three weeks to build it.”
The construction of the Fare Taotoraa (family dwelling) and Fare More (skirt hut) will conclude the final phase of renovation. Completion is not expected until 2012 or 2013.
For more information, visit polynesia.com.
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