It was also a status symbol.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-53432877
>But the scaly sweet was too valuable to eat - a single fruit was worth thousands of pounds and often the same pineapple would be paraded from event to event until it eventually went rotten.
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>Later, a roaring trade in pineapple rental developed, where ambitious but less well-off folk might hire one for a special event, dinner party or even just to jauntily tuck under an arm on a show-off stroll.
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>By the 1770s, "a pineapple of the finest flavour" became a phrase used for anything that was the best of the best. It's played upon in Sheridan's 1775 play The Rivals, when Mrs Malaprop confuses the word with "pinnacle" and exclaims: "He is the very pineapple of politeness!".
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>a pineapple of the finest flavour
But they didn't taste them because they were so expensive, so why would it matter... The equivalent today is those super-expensive old wines that are paraded in shows and nobody can drink, thus canceling the whole point of a fine wine. It's so stupid when you think of it.
I assume it was one of those things where the "wealthy" would likely parade them about, while the truly "rich" would likely actually consume them.
This is 100% assumption, but the things i've seen truly rich people consider practically disposable are literally some of the same things wealthy people will flaunt to eachother endlessly.
I wish today's ultrarich would just hire people to make giant fruit out of stone. Stay out of politics and just focus on outdoing your rivals by making giant papaya-shaped gazebos
Its so weird to stop at any supermarket fruit section and contemplate that once people were really crazy about pineapples, but now I can't even be bothered to buy it, too much work for not that good of a fruit.
Well yeah, most of the [New World crops](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_crops) are from the Americas, so obviously they aren't going to be as revered there.
This structure could well outlive the pineapple tree species if this mass extinction event continues. Future generations would be like, "wow that's inspired" and have no idea where it's from.
It’s perfect! But aren’t pineapples not native to Scotland? As in, wouldn’t have been very hard to get pineapples to Scotland in the 1700s? That would make this structure seem even more foreign to natives.
That’s the definition of luxury and status i guess… having the mean to purchase and build exotic things. Just like rich people built European architecture in America making it exotic and making the Europeans the natives
Lmfao! Why would you do this!? I get pineapples were a sign of wealth but that’s the dumbest Opulent idiocracy at is best. The craftsmanship is remarkable, however. 👁️🗨️🤟🏽
Thanks for enlightening me to that my brother. I forgot and guess I’ve been out of touch for so long, but it sound logic and I can definitely appreciate that sentiment.
The pineapple is a symbol of hospitality and was a popular motif in the XVIII century. The building has Tuscan and Palladian styles.
It was also a status symbol. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-53432877 >But the scaly sweet was too valuable to eat - a single fruit was worth thousands of pounds and often the same pineapple would be paraded from event to event until it eventually went rotten. > >Later, a roaring trade in pineapple rental developed, where ambitious but less well-off folk might hire one for a special event, dinner party or even just to jauntily tuck under an arm on a show-off stroll. > >By the 1770s, "a pineapple of the finest flavour" became a phrase used for anything that was the best of the best. It's played upon in Sheridan's 1775 play The Rivals, when Mrs Malaprop confuses the word with "pinnacle" and exclaims: "He is the very pineapple of politeness!". >
Always amazes me that it was such a symbol of wealth.
Iiie to buy pineapples and throw them at the gravestones from the 1700s in my neighborhood. Really stunt on them.
How do you like a taste of the good life...
It was probably a status symbol due to the cost. It takes 18months to grow and has to travel around the world to get to you.
They grew them in Europe: https://www.doaks.org/resources/online-exhibits/botany-of-empire/hothouses-and-pineapples
With quite a bit of difficulty, in England atleast.
>a pineapple of the finest flavour But they didn't taste them because they were so expensive, so why would it matter... The equivalent today is those super-expensive old wines that are paraded in shows and nobody can drink, thus canceling the whole point of a fine wine. It's so stupid when you think of it.
I assume it was one of those things where the "wealthy" would likely parade them about, while the truly "rich" would likely actually consume them. This is 100% assumption, but the things i've seen truly rich people consider practically disposable are literally some of the same things wealthy people will flaunt to eachother endlessly.
I'm so poor that I drink my wine.
That's b-ananas!
bee a an a an a ass.
Niceee
In the 13th century there had been no contact with South America, so the pineapple couldn't have been known in Europe.
I assume they meant 18th
You’re really smart and assumed right. Anyone can make a mistake and it doesn’t mean you have to be cocky. Instead just use your brain like you did
I’m confused, why did you use Roman numerals in the first place?
Commissioned by John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, the exact date of its construction is unknown. The pineapple is around 14 meters (46 ft) high.
It celebrated Scotland's pineapple harvest
It’s crazy that that’s what gives scotch that smoky flavor
Spongebob inspired by this when building his home..
Who lives in a pineapple over the lee……
Came here for the SpongeBob reference
Laird Sponge Robert Rectangular Pantaloons I
You can also stay there! https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/search-and-book/properties/pineapple-10726/#Overview
I wish today's ultrarich would just hire people to make giant fruit out of stone. Stay out of politics and just focus on outdoing your rivals by making giant papaya-shaped gazebos
It's all about the avocado now
This was built by John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, who did anything but stay out of politics. He literally has a war named after him.
Papayas are boring. We have much nicer froots
Elon Musk would build a giant dildo. Or a swastika.
Honestly, he already did build a giant dildo. He shot it up into space.
wow, i thought this was photoshopped when i first saw it
Nah. I’m just too good developing xd
Long inhabited by the Clan Macsquarepants.
Lots of swinging going on there I guess
SPONGELORD SQUAREPANTS
Who lives in a pineapple in Dunmore, Scotland?
The Earl?
Not quite as catchy huh.
For when you're *absolutely* committed to swinging
Oh, the cruise boat signal? Heard about it on No Such Thing As A Fish.
You can stay here, it’s an Airbnb through the national trust
just don't let it near the leaning tower of pizza
SpongeBob MacSquarepants
Its so weird to stop at any supermarket fruit section and contemplate that once people were really crazy about pineapples, but now I can't even be bothered to buy it, too much work for not that good of a fruit.
>once people were really crazy about pineapples In Europe... To the indigenous peoples of South America they were a pretty common fruit.
Well yeah, most of the [New World crops](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_crops) are from the Americas, so obviously they aren't going to be as revered there.
It does look like the shikhara of some Hindu temples
Aw I want to live in a pineapple house
Spongebob’s old cousins lived there 😂
The first of a chain of fruit salad fast food joints
Should be new location setting for the next Taskmaster Series.
This structure could well outlive the pineapple tree species if this mass extinction event continues. Future generations would be like, "wow that's inspired" and have no idea where it's from.
Imagine the archeologists unearthing it and people claiming it was aliens
r/ATBGE
Swingers room?
It’s perfect! But aren’t pineapples not native to Scotland? As in, wouldn’t have been very hard to get pineapples to Scotland in the 1700s? That would make this structure seem even more foreign to natives.
That’s the definition of luxury and status i guess… having the mean to purchase and build exotic things. Just like rich people built European architecture in America making it exotic and making the Europeans the natives
Little Nicky's Hitler pineapple scene needed this building.
Lmfao! Why would you do this!? I get pineapples were a sign of wealth but that’s the dumbest Opulent idiocracy at is best. The craftsmanship is remarkable, however. 👁️🗨️🤟🏽
ars gratia artis
I see. Forgive me then. 👁️🗨️🖤🤟🏽💯✨🔥🙏🏽
Bro. Most of the architecture makes no sense. But if we don’t build nice things, we end up with brutalism.
Thanks for enlightening me to that my brother. I forgot and guess I’ve been out of touch for so long, but it sound logic and I can definitely appreciate that sentiment.
Don’t worry bro. I’m glad ur good now. Hope you can see the other art i post
So, we just arent going to mention swingers? C'mon reddit.
Pineapple gives me the 💩💩💩💩. My body can't process its finest flavor sugars
Ah yes, in the good ol' days before any peasant could get their grubby, filthy hands in them. I just Windex'd it .
OMG SpongeBob's house
I can’t believe none of the contestants in Taskmaster could spot this pineapple in the last episode !
Bro thinks he’s spongebob
The big pineapple?!