Architecture

Typical house design found on Caribbean islands

A fale is a traditional, oval, Samoan building with wooden posts holding up a domed roof. This is a more modern, rectangular version of a fale.

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Illustration of a fale

Illustration of a fale

Illustration of an enclosed fale

Illustration of an enclosed, oval fale

Illustration of an enclosed fale

Illustration of a traditional Samoan fale, with the round/oval shape, and wooden poles holding up a domed thatched roof. The metal top-piece is a modern addition

Illustration of a Fale damaged by a tsunami

Illustration of a Palagi (foreigner) house in Samoa. This style of housing is usually enclosed, built of concrete bricks and a corrugated iron roof

Illustration of two very close-set tall buildings

Illustration of townhouses with Asian architecture