(from the article `art and architecture, Oceanic`) ...The ceremonial ground was a place of worship. It usually took the form of an enclosure (marae), which was raised or walled or in some other way ... The island is famous for its gigantic stone statues, of which there are more than 600, and for the ruins of giant stone platforms (ahus)... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/32