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NAURU ARCHITECTURE 



The houses built on piles are usually smaller than those built on the ground. The former, 

 about 22 feet in length and 15 feet in width, are supported on a framework of stout poles 

 fastened to the top of the piles by broad strips of rattan. The ground houses average 30 

 feet in length bv 20 feet in width. 



