Bougainville Park was renovated in 2003 with benches, tables, a play area and a "fare pote'e" making the park a more agreeable place to visit.
Formerly called the Place Publique de Papeete, it was once a place where festivities and ceremonies were held, such as on June 29, 1880 when King Pomare V ceded the Society Islands to France.
In the 1840s, there were several administrative buildings in the park, including the military general store, Port Authority offices, the Post Office and the...