Rize in Turkey asks for certification of ‘largest tea glass building’

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Residents of Rize in northern Turkey will soon have a new landmark, and its builders claim that when completed, it will be the world’s tallest building shaped like a tea glass.

Rize Commerce Exchange, which constructed the 30-meter-high (98.43-foot) building in Turkey’s tea capital, applied to the Guinness World Records to get this unique seven-story building officially listed.

Currently named “Tea Market”, the building will be used to promote the most famous export of this Black Sea province. Overlooking a tea garden, the glass building embodies the Turkish public’s favorite container for tea drinking: a ‘slim fit’ glass.

“It is a symbol of pride for us,” stock exchange chairman Mehmet ErdoÄŸan told Demirören News Agency (DHA).

Workers are currently putting the finishing touches on the building, which is slated to open next year. Built over an area of ​​9,500 square meters, the new landmark will give visitors access to everything related to tea and local culture.

In the market square spread over several floors, visitors can taste all types of tea produced in Rize. It will also house shops selling local brassware and textiles, restaurants serving local cuisine and replicas of the province’s natural and historical wonders.

The building will also house a tea history museum, a cinema showing tea documentaries and a panoramic terrace on the top floor.

Erdoğan said the building will contribute to tourism in Rize. “We will be welcoming representatives from Guinness later this year. They will make their final decision next spring, ”he said.

“It’s our new symbol and it will certainly promote Rize better. I believe no one will leave without taking a selfie here, ”he said. In fact, locals and visitors are already flocking to the street in front of the imposing “glass” for a photo op.

“Paris has its Eiffel Tower and we have the tea glass now,” said Salih Can Keskin, one of them. “Looks like this tea has been too steeped, too strong,” joked Naciye Arıkan Horoz, another resident admiring the building as she pointed to the tinted glass on the upper floors. “But still, it’s beautiful,” she added.

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