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  • The Main Office of the Public Service Commission in the capital of Samoa, Apia on the island of Upolu. On the roof is a modern version of a traditional oval Samoan fale. The Government building which was funded by China. The style was not very well liked so the fale-like structure was added at the last minute to help make it look at least somewhat Samoan.
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  • Side on view of the Main Office of the Public Service Commission in the capital of Samoa, Apia on the island of Upolu. On the roof is a modern version of a traditional oval Samoan fale. The Government building which was funded by China. The style was not very well liked so the fale-like structure was added at the last minute to help make it look at least somewhat Samoan.
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  • Side on view of the Main Office of the Public Service Commission in the capital of Samoa, Apia on the island of Upolu. On the roof is a modern version of a traditional oval Samoan fale. The Government building which was funded by China. The style was not very well liked so the fale-like structure was added at the last minute to help make it look at least somewhat Samoan.
    170911_Samoa_206-2.jpg
  • Side on view of the Main Office of the Public Service Commission in the capital of Samoa, Apia on the island of Upolu. On the roof is a modern version of a traditional oval Samoan fale. The Government building which was funded by China. The style was not very well liked so the fale-like structure was added at the last minute to help make it look at least somewhat Samoan.
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  • Side on view of the Main Office of the Public Service Commission in the capital of Samoa, Apia on the island of Upolu. On the roof is a modern version of a traditional oval Samoan fale. The Government building which was funded by China. The style was not very well liked so the fale-like structure was added at the last minute to help make it look at least somewhat Samoan.
    170911_Samoa_205.jpg
  • Side on view of the Main Office of the Public Service Commission in the capital of Samoa, Apia on the island of Upolu. On the roof is a modern version of a traditional oval Samoan fale. The Government building which was funded by China. The style was not very well liked so the fale-like structure was added at the last minute to help make it look at least somewhat Samoan.
    170911_Samoa_204.jpg
  • Side on view of the Main Office of the Public Service Commission in the capital of Samoa, Apia on the island of Upolu. On the roof is a modern version of a traditional oval Samoan fale. The Government building which was funded by China. The style was not very well liked so the fale-like structure was added at the last minute to help make it look at least somewhat Samoan.
    170911_Samoa_206.jpg
  • Two Samoan men walk past a large communal fale called a fale tele or big house with Samoan flags flying. on the main west coast road, upolu, Samoa. Traditional Samoan architecture is characterized by an oval or circular shape, with wooden posts holding up a domed roof. There are no walls.
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  • A large communal fale called a fale tele or big house with Samoan flags flying. on the main west coast road, upolu, Samoa. Traditional Samoan architecture is characterized by an oval or circular shape, with wooden posts holding up a domed roof. There are no walls.
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  • A turquoise painted building with the Samoan flag flying in the capital of Samoa, Apia
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  • Beach Fales on Tropical island palm trees and beach on the south coast at Matareva Beach in Salamumu which is a village on the south west coast of Upolu island in Samoa. A Beach fale is a traditional Samoan and polynesian is a simple thatched hut built with a few posts, no walls and a thatched roof with a round or oval shape. beach fale are usually located around the coast in villages
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  • A Samoan beach fale on the western coast of the main island of Upolu overlooking the endless turquoise water looking towards Manono island. A beach fale is a simple thatched hut in Samoa. Beach fales are also common in other parts of Polynesia. They have become popular in tourism as a low budget accommodation situated by the coast, built with a few posts, no walls and a thatched roof with a round or oval shape.<br />
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The word fale (pronounced fah-leh) is the Samoan word for any type of building. A similar word is used in other Polynesian languages, similar to whare in the Maori language.<br />
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In Samoan architecture, these simple huts are called faleo'o in the Samoan language. They are common in villages where they provide extra storage or space for dragon boats.
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  • Manono Island viewed from a silhouetted beach fale on the main island of Upolu. Manono Island also known as the ‘Bali-Hai’, the un-reacheable island paradise from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific.  . A beach fale is a simple thatched hut in Samoa. Beach fales are also common in other parts of Polynesia. In Samoan architecture, these simple huts are called faleo'o. They are common in villages where they provide extra storage or space for dragon boats.
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  • Manono Island viewed from a silhouetted beach fale on the main island of Upolu. Manono Island also known as the ‘Bali-Hai’, the un-reacheable island paradise from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific.  . A beach fale is a simple thatched hut in Samoa. Beach fales are also common in other parts of Polynesia. In Samoan architecture, these simple huts are called faleo'o. They are common in villages where they provide extra storage or space for dragon boats.
    samoa_230-Edit.jpg
  • Manono Island viewed from a silhouetted beach fale on the main island of Upolu. Manono Island also known as the ‘Bali-Hai’, the un-reacheable island paradise from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific.  . A beach fale is a simple thatched hut in Samoa. Beach fales are also common in other parts of Polynesia. In Samoan architecture, these simple huts are called faleo'o. They are common in villages where they provide extra storage or space for dragon boats.
    BO_Samoa_27.JPG
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