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 Atuona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atuona, located on Hiva `Oa is the administrative center for the southern Marquesas Islands.
Until it was replaced by Tai o Ha'e, Atuona was the capital of all the Marquesas Islands.
Atuona was the final home of Paul Gauguin, who died in 1903 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, which overlooks the town.
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 Calvary Cemetery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Calvary Cemetery, Atuona - Calvary Cemetery (French: Cimetière Calvaire) is the main cemetery in Atuona, Hiva ‘Oa, French Polynesia.
Calvary Cemetery (Seattle) - Calvary Cemetery is a 40-acre (162,000 m²) cemetery located in the Ravenna/Bryant neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA, on the southwest slope of a hill overlooking University Village.
Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles - The Calvary Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese, located at 4201 E. Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles, California.
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 Calvary - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Calvary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It was polished and hard, and in as excellent a state of preservation as if the dread tragedy on Calvary had occurred yesterday instead of eighteen centuries ago.
When Felicite passed the Calvary again, she felt as if she must entrust that which was dearest to her to the Lord; and for a long while she prayed, with uplifted eyes and a face wet with tears.
Anyhow, she left it almost finished in the Grotto of the Calvary at the Capuccini Hotel at Amalfi while she went for a little ink.
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 Presidency of French Polynesia - Hiva Oa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Atuona, the administrative center for the southern group of the Marquesas Islands, is 1,184 kilometers (736 miles) north of the island of Tahiti.
Atuona has become a central town for the southern group of Marquesas Islands thanks to its commercial functions and its airport’s role as a stopover connection.
Atuona is located on the south coast of Hiva Oa.
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 ITW: Hanakee Hiva Oa Pearl Lodge
(740 miles) northeast of Tahiti, the town of Atuona is the administrative center for the southern Marquesas.
Framed in a theater of mountains with the Bay of Traitors providing safe anchorage, Atuona is a favorite port of call for yachts and copra ships.
Atuona village has a police station, a small hospital, a post office, banks, weather station, an Air Tahiti office, lodging, restaurants and snack bars, stores and shops, telephones and TV.
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 Marquesas Islands
Calvary Cemetery (French: Cimetière Calvaire) is the main cemetery in Atuona, Hiva ‘Oa, French Polynesia.
It is located on a hillside on the eastern edge of town, overlooking the anchorage on Atuona Bay.
Hanakee is the name of a small rocky islet lying off the southern coast of Hiva Oa, separating Atuona Bay from Ta‘a Oa.
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 Spidergate Cemetery | Cemetery Vaults   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 Hiva Oa, French Polynesia
Located 740 miles northeast of Tahiti, the town of Atuona is the administrative center for the southern Marquesas.
Atuona village has a gendarmerie, small hospital, post office, banks, weather station, Ait Tahiti office, pensions, restaurants and snack bars, stores and chops, telephones and TV.
Here are the simple graves of two men who chose the Marquises as their final home and resting place the French painter Paul Gauguin and Belgian singer Jacques Brel.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /fr_polynesia/about_destin/hivaoa.html   (362 words)

  
 Marquesas Islands — Marquesas Accommodations — Marquesas Activities
There are about 2000 inhabitants on this island who reside in the villages of Atuona, Puamau, Hanaiapa and Taaoa which are all in their own isolated valleys.
He is buried in Calvary Cemetery on a hill behind Atuona village.
The village of Atuona is also home to the bank, post office, restaurants and shops.
www.flytahiti.com /Marquesas.asp   (521 words)

  
 Post Impressionist Artists and Their Work   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
He is buried in Calvary Cemetery (Cimetière Calvaire), Atuona, Hiva ‘Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
In 2003, the Paul Gauguin Cultural Center was opened in Atuona.
He died at the age of 31 of diphtheria and was interred in Le Père Lachaise Cemetery.
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 CruiseReport.com - Cruise Reviews | Cruise Lines | Cruise Ships | Cruise Ratings | - Ports-Of-Call
(740 miles) northeast of Tahiti the town of Atuona is the administrative center for the southern Marquises.
Atuona is a favorite port of call for yachts and copra ships.
Atuona village has a gendarmerie, small hospital, post office, banks, weather station, Air Tahiti office, pensions, restaurants and snack bars, stores and shops, telephones and TV.
www.cruisereport.com /PortsOfCall.aspx?Id=1316   (311 words)

  
 Hiva Oa travel guide - Marquesas islands by The Tahiti Traveler
The island is shaped like a seahorse and has a mountain range running southwest to northeast whose main peaks, Mt Temetiu and Mt Feani form a real wall around Atuona.
Atuona, a peaceful little port at the head of the Taaoa bay, also known as Traitors Bay, has emerged from obscurity due to having had the privilege of being the last resting place of Paul Gauguin and of the singer Jacques Brel.
The tombs of these famous personalities are on the side of the Calvary cemetery looking out across the bay and are places of great pilgrimage.
www.thetahititraveler.com /islandguide/hivaoaintro.asp   (282 words)

  
 TAHITI.COM- Islands information
In the village, the Gauguin Museum displays items related to the painter's stay there at the beginning of the century and has copies of his works.
In the outskirts of Atuona heading towards the airport on a site dominating the Tahauku Bay and Hanakee Islet, a memorial to the singer Jacques Brel has been erected.
To visit: "Koke"(Gauguin)'s and Jacques Brel's graves in the Calvary Cemetery of Atuona, Atuona's Museum (Segelin-Gauguin), the village of Puamau and its 5 giant stone tikis (the tallest in French Polynesia -about 3 m high), the carved petroglyphs of Eiaone, Punae, and Tahauku.
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 Paul Gauguin Cultural Center Biography on DanceAge
anniversary of the death of Paul Gauguin, in Atuona, on Hiva ‘Oa, in the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia).
Atuona was Paul Gauguin's home for the last three years of his life, and he is buried in the cemetery (Calvary Cemetery, French: Cimetière Calvaire) there.
This article related to an art display, art museum or gallery is a stub.
music.musictnt.com /biography/sdmc_Paul_Gauguin_Cultural_Center   (97 words)

  
 Hiva Oa vacation guide by e-Tahiti Travel
Hiva Oa is shaped like a seahorse and has a mountain range running southwest to northeast whose main peaks, Mt Temetiu and Mt Feani form a real wall around Atuona.
Atuona, peaceful little port at the head of the Taaoa bay, has emerged from obscurity for being the last resting place of Paul Gauguin and of the singer Jacques Brel.
The tombs of these famous personalities, places of great pilgrimage, are on the side of the Calvary cemetery.
www.etahititravel.com /islands/hivaoa.aspx   (323 words)

  
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Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum; Eberhardt; TopoZone - Calvary Cemetery, USGS Eau Claire East (WI) Topo Map Calvary Cemetery, USGS Eau Claire East (WI) Topo Map.
I, 4th Iowa Calvary Buried in Ludington Cemetery Born in Eau Claire WI - buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Eau Claire.
WI Calvary Cemetery USGS Eau Claire WI Map 24.9 Calvary Cemetery (4).Menomonie, Wisconsin Suburban accesories
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 Villagers treat passengers like precious cargo
The largest tikis in the Marquesas are found near the village of Puamau, on the island of Hiva Oa.
French painter Paul Gauguin spent his final years on this island, and his plumeria-shaded grave site can be found at Calvary Cemetery in Atuona, overlooking Traitors Bay.
Jojo, the twin-engine airplane he flew on humanitarian missions and to deliver mail, is on display in Atuona.
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 We will be going on the Tahitian
The bus first took us up to a stop right below the Calvary Cemetery, which is perched on the top of a hill.
Seeing the graves themselves was not particularly special to me; but the cemetery itself was really lovely; and the views down into the valleys and up to the mountains were something to behold.
When we walked back to the bus, it was already full, so we decided to walk down the hill to town where there was supposed to be a Polynesian dance show.
www.thepreismans.com /we_will_be_going_on_the_tahitian.htm   (10603 words)

  
 Nautical Holidays   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
He lived in Tahiti until 1901 when he moved to the Marquesas Islands in search of a primitive culture and savage beauty, and died there in 1903.
Buried in Calvary Cemetery on a hill behind Atuona village, a gnarled old frangipani tree stands guard over his grave, and a statue of Oviri, ìthe savageî stands at the head of the tombstone.
The history you can read, but the beauty must be seen and smelled and felt to fully understand and appreciate the siren call that the islands sing.
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 Oil painting reproductions, art reproductions, Gauguin, Paul, Artists Biography
During this period he also wrote the book Avant et Après (before and after), that is a fragmented collection of observations about life in Polynesia, memories from his life and comments on literature and paintings.
He died in 1903 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery (Cimetière Calvaire), Atuona, Hiva ‘Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Mathews took this influence in his founding of the California Arts and Crafts or California Decorative movement.
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 Hiva Oa
The island is likely so named because of its long central ridge.
Atuona, on the south side of the island was formerly the seat of government for all of the Marquesas Islands, but has been replaced by Nuku Hiva’'s Tai o Hae, leaving it as the regional seat of government for only the southern Marquesas.
The island was the final home of French painter Paul Gauguin and Belgian singer Jacques Brel, both of whom are buried in Calvary Cemetery, overlooking Atuona.
www.mybigcruise.com /Hawaii/Hiva-Oa.php   (184 words)

  
 Tahiti Travel and Tours - Marquesas Island tour
In the afternoon, visit the pleasant village of Atuona, made famous by the artists Paul Gauguin and Jacques Brel.
• the Calvary Cemetery, where Gauguin and Brel are buried.
Afternoon at leisure to have a nice chat with this very friendly family; relax, and return to Atuona.
tahititravels.com /adventure1.html   (660 words)

  
 PAUL GAUGUIN FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In order to do something new we must go back to the source, to humanity in its infancy.
In 2003, the Paul Gauguin Cultural Center opened in Atuona in the Marquesas Islands.
Paul Gauguin's life inspired Somerset Maugham to write ''The Moon and Sixpence''.
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 Paul_gauguin info here at en.articles-on-parenting.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
His shaft had passé thined by abuse a dissipated viability style.
The Japanese styled Gauguin Museum, opposite the Botanical Gardens of Papeari in Papeari, Tahiti, contains some exhibits, documents, photographs, reproductions youthful sketches hunk prints of Gauguin Tahitians.
Paul Gauguin's viability inspired Somerset Maugham to knock The Moon Sixpence.
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 The Pacific: Marquesas | Departures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Visit Nuku Hiva's Taipivai Valley for its ceremonial meeting places, and Kamuihei, the ruins of an ancient temple complex.
On Hiva Oa see the seven-foot tikis near the village of Puamau and Calvary Cemetery in Atuona, the final resting place of Gauguin and Brel.
WHERE TO STAY Nearly identical, Keikahanui Nuku Hiva Pearl Lodge and Hanakee Hiva Oa Pearl Lodge overlook the bay of the islands' main villages.
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