Tahiti : between myth and reality

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Tahiti : between myth and reality

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RESEARCH QUESTION: How can architecture represent the colonial past of Tahiti? ABSTRACT: Located in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, Tahiti is one of the 118 islands that make up French Polynesia. It was first “discovered” by British explored Samuel Wallis in 1767, followed by Louis Antoine Bougainville in 1768 and by James Cook in 1769. All of them were charmed by the natural landscape and the beauty of the local people. However, like many other colonised islands in the Pacific, the first con...

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Research paper

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2019

Creator

Mou-Sang, Steeven

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/4816

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Papeete (French Polynesia) / Pape'ete, Tahiti / museum design / architecture and culture / cultural identity / colonisation / arts facilities / French nuclear tests / memorial design / history / Tahiti / Pasifika / Architectural Design / Museum Studies

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