Inside Africa’s ‘pineapple-shaped’ building
Tagged one of Africa’s weirdest buildings, this pineapple shaped building, is one of the biggest properties in the world found in Bathurst, South Africa. The 16.7 metres tall big pineapple building is described as one of the loveliest yet ‘weirdest’ buildings in Africa considering its architectural and aesthetic design. The construction of the building was […]
the big pineapple shaped building in south africa
Tagged one of Africa’s weirdest buildings, this pineapple shaped building, is one of the biggest properties in the world found in Bathurst, South Africa.
The 16.7 metres tall big pineapple building is described as one of the loveliest yet ‘weirdest’ buildings in Africa considering its architectural and aesthetic design.
The construction of the building was said to have begun in 1990, and it was completed and opened to the public in 1991. It is cited on a working farm called Summerhill, which has an experimental pineapple field full of fruits of various shapes and sizes.
Checks show that tourists are not allowed to eat the fruit and buy some great produce inside the Big Pineapple as the property was built in honour of the fruit’s role in the region’s agricultural economy and how it has contributed to the country’s economy.
Checks also show that the four-storey building harbours a gift store which sells pineapple juice, jams, chutneys, and ice lollies, as well as pineapple-theme souvenirs such as tea towels, bags, t-shirts, and hats.
Inside the building is also a museum dedicated to the fruit, as well as a room that presents a movie about the history of the fruit and an observation deck where viewers can watch the farmlands on the upper floors.
Pictures can also be taken by tourists outside the building and the gift shop, but to access the other floors it costs R25 per person, equivalent of $1.42