Talietumu fortress (ruins)
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Halalo
- Category: ancient
- Section: Ancient Military - Historic - Forts and Batteries
The site was a fortified Tongan settlement called Kolo Nui and the whole fortress is surrounded by a strong defensive wall build of basalt with several entrances. Inside the fort there are a few preserved buildings and structures, lawns and the central elevated platform called Talietumu (a Marae or Mala´e, "Sacred Place"). The platform is of circular prolonged shape upon a circular stockade base. Raised walkways paved in stone start from the mala'e and radiate outward from within the fort.
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Today (26 April)
29.2 ° C
29.1 ° (min) 29.6 ° (max)
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5.7 m/s
1011 hPa
Tomorrow (27 April)
29.2 ° C
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1012 hPa
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