Para O Tane Palace

The Para O Tane Palace is a historic building in Avarua, Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Built in the 1830s by Makea Pori Ariki, it was later the residence of Makea Takau Ariki and the place where she signed a treaty making the Cook Islands a British protectorate in 1888.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cook Islands National Museum and Nukutere College.

Cook Islands National Museum

Museum

Cook Islands National Museum

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The Cook Islands National Museum is part of the Sir… Cook Islands National Museum is situated 360 metres east of Para O Tane Palace.

Nukutere College

School

Nukutere College is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Nukutere College is situated 800 metres west of Para O Tane Palace.

Ikurangi

Peak

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Ikurangi is one of the four major peaks of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avarua and Avatiu.

Avarua

Town

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Avarua is a district and township in the north of the…

Avatiu

Suburb

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Avatiu is a settlement in the Avarua district on the…

Rarotonga

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Rarotonga is the largest and by far the most populated of the Cook Islands, and is known as 'Raro'.

Para O Tane Palace

Building
…has 2 floors
Category: palace
Location
Cook Islands
Polynesia
Oceania
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Latitude

-21.20717° or 21° 12′ 26″ south

Longitude

-159.7732° or 159° 46′ 24″ west

Open location code

53C2Q6VG+4P

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Russian—“Para O Tane Palace” goes by many names.

Basque: “Para O Tane jauregia”
Russian: “Дворец Пара О Тане”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Taputapuātea and Avarua Cook Islands Christian Church.

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