5/5 Toniseni H. 1 year ago on Google • 6 reviews
Before
the
renovations
and
extensions,
the
original
structure
was
quaint
but
iconic.
Constructed
in
1867,
the
weather-board
Royal
Palace
has
survived
through
many
significant
events
in
Tonga's
history.
Its
construction
in
1867
coincided
with
the
2nd
year
after
the
death
of
the
last
Tu'itonga,
HM
Januarius
Fatafehi
Laufilitonga,
in
1865,
which
marked
the
end
of
nearly
1000
years
of
Tu'i
Tonga
rule
in
the
South
Pacific.
The
Royal
Palace's
construction
was
also
part
of
a
wider
scheme
to
relocate
the
Royal
Seat
of
Authority
from
Neiafu,
Vava'u,
to
the
port
town
of
Nuku'alofa,
Tongatapu,
which
would
reinforce
the
gravitas
and
authority
of
the
newly-inaugurated
constitutional
monarchy,
emphasising
the
hard-earned
accession
of
the
Tu'i
Kanokupolu,
HM
George
Taufa'ahau
Tupou
I,
to
the
kingship
of
a
modern
Tonga.
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