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🍍 Standing at just under 56 feet (17 meters), the ‘Big Pineapple’ near Bathurst, Eastern Cape, is the world’s largest pineapple-shaped building. 🌿 The surrounding region is primarily agricultural and renowned for its pineapple production. In the 18th century, settlers struggled to grow crops successfully until they discovered that pineapples thrived in the area. To celebrate the fruit—and the prosperity it brought—locals erected this massive structure in the 1980s. 🏛 Made of metal and fiberglass, the three-story building houses a museum dedicated to pineapples and features an observation platform at the top. 🌿 Though inspired by a similar structure in Australia, South Africa’s Big Pineapple stands just over two feet taller, earning its claim as the world’s largest. 📹 Video https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9REJZw50gUw #Tourism#Discover#History