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Marae Mahaiatea

Tahiti, French Polynesia

Stepped coral-stone marae. Height: 17 m. Date: 1766–1768 CE.

Polynesian temple, topped with a stone fish and a wooden bird. It originally stood 17 m tall on a base of 81 by 26.5 m with 11 terraces according to the Tahiti tourism board, while other sources give 14–15 m.

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