Marae Taputapuātea

Marae Taputapuātea is an archaeological site in Taputapuatea, Leeward Islands. Marae Taputapuātea is situated nearby to the archaeological site Taputapuatea marae, as well as near Marae Taura’a a tapu.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Taputapuatea marae.

Taputapuatea marae

Archaeological site

Photo: Kulia Petz, CC BY 2.0.

Marae Taputapuatea is a large marae complex at Opoa in Taputapuatea, on the eastern coast of Raiatea. The site features a number of marae and other stone structures and was once considered the central temple and religious center of Eastern Polynesia.

Marae Taputapuātea

Type: Archaeological site
Also known as: “Marae Taputapuatea” and “Tini rau hui mata tepapa o Feoro”
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Taputapuatea, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-16.83615° or 16° 50′ 10″ south

Longitude

-151.35925° or 151° 21′ 33″ west

Open location code

53MC5J7R+G8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 110280016

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=marae

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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