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Airai Bai
The Airai Bai ("Men's Meetinghouse of Airai" in Palauan) is a traditional meetinghouse in the Airai municipality on Babeldaob, the largest island in the island nation of Palau. It is located in the center of the village on a stone platform that had previously held earlier ''bais'', and is located at the junction of two traditional stone pathways. The building is , rising to a height of at its peak. Its facade and interior beams are decorated with depictions of Palauan legends. It was built around 1890, and underwent a major restoration in the 1970s. The building and site have long been the spiritual and civic centerpiece of the community.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NRHP nomination for Bai Ra Irrai )〕 The building was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places (as "Bai Ra Irrai") in 1976,〔 a time when Palau was part of the United States Trust Territories of the Pacific. ==See also==
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Palau
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